Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8539 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12299

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12299 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 8536 1 Elul 12296
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8537 1 Elul 12297
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8538 1 Elul 12298
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8539 1 Elul 12299
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8540 1 Elul 12300
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8541 1 Elul 12301
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8542 1 Elul 12302
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8543 1 Elul 12303

References

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

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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