Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9190 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12950

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12950 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 9187 1 Elul 12947
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9188 1 Elul 12948
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9189 1 Elul 12949
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9190 1 Elul 12950
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9191 1 Elul 12951
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9192 1 Elul 12952
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9193 1 Elul 12953
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9194 1 Elul 12954

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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