Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8119 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11879

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11879 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 8116 1 Elul 11876
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8117 1 Elul 11877
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8118 1 Elul 11878
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8119 1 Elul 11879
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8120 1 Elul 11880
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8121 1 Elul 11881
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8122 1 Elul 11882
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8123 1 Elul 11883

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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