Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7869 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11629

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11629 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .

Rosh Hashanah L’Ma’sar Behemah (Hebrew: ראש השנה למעשר בהמה‎ “New Year for Tithing Animals”) or Rosh Hashanah LaBehemot (Hebrew: ראש השנה לבהמות‎ “New Year for (Domesticated) Animals”) is one of the four New Year’s day festivals (Rosh Hashanot) in the Jewish calendar as indicated in the Mishnah. During the time of the Temple, this was a day on which shepherds determined which of their mature animals were to be tithed. The day coincides with Rosh Chodesh Elul, the New Moon for the month of Elul, exactly one month before Rosh Hashanah.

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Dates for Rosh Hashana LaBehemot

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7866 1 Elul 11626
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7867 1 Elul 11627
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7868 1 Elul 11628
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7869 1 Elul 11629
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7870 1 Elul 11630
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7871 1 Elul 11631
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7872 1 Elul 11632
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7873 1 Elul 11633

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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The Jewish Holidays
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