Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8689 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12449

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12449 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 8686 1 Elul 12446
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8687 1 Elul 12447
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8688 1 Elul 12448
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8689 1 Elul 12449
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8690 1 Elul 12450
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8691 1 Elul 12451
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8692 1 Elul 12452
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8693 1 Elul 12453

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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