Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8789 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12549

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12549 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 8786 1 Elul 12546
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8787 1 Elul 12547
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8788 1 Elul 12548
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8789 1 Elul 12549
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8790 1 Elul 12550
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8791 1 Elul 12551
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8792 1 Elul 12552
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8793 1 Elul 12553

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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