Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 969 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4729

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4729 began on and ended 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 966 1 Elul 4726
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 967 1 Elul 4727
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 968 1 Elul 4728
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 969 1 Elul 4729
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 970 1 Elul 4730
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 971 1 Elul 4731
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 972 1 Elul 4732
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 973 1 Elul 4733

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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