Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7969 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11729

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11729 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 7966 1 Elul 11726
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7967 1 Elul 11727
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7968 1 Elul 11728
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7969 1 Elul 11729
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7970 1 Elul 11730
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7971 1 Elul 11731
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7972 1 Elul 11732
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7973 1 Elul 11733

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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