Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9219 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12979

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12979 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 9216 1 Elul 12976
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9217 1 Elul 12977
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9218 1 Elul 12978
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9219 1 Elul 12979
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9220 1 Elul 12980
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9221 1 Elul 12981
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9222 1 Elul 12982
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9223 1 Elul 12983

References

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