Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9019 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12779
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12779 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
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9016 | 1 Elul 12776 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9017 | 1 Elul 12777 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9018 | 1 Elul 12778 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9019 | 1 Elul 12779 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9020 | 1 Elul 12780 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9021 | 1 Elul 12781 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9022 | 1 Elul 12782 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9023 | 1 Elul 12783 |
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- “Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays
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