Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8209 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11969

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11969 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 8206 1 Elul 11966
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8207 1 Elul 11967
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8208 1 Elul 11968
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8209 1 Elul 11969
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8210 1 Elul 11970
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8211 1 Elul 11971
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8212 1 Elul 11972
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8213 1 Elul 11973

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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