Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 849 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4609

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4609 began on and ended 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 846 1 Elul 4606
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 847 1 Elul 4607
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 848 1 Elul 4608
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 849 1 Elul 4609
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 850 1 Elul 4610
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 851 1 Elul 4611
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 852 1 Elul 4612
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 853 1 Elul 4613

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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