Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9779 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13539
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13539 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 9776 | 1 Elul 13536 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9777 | 1 Elul 13537 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9778 | 1 Elul 13538 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9779 | 1 Elul 13539 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9780 | 1 Elul 13540 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9781 | 1 Elul 13541 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9782 | 1 Elul 13542 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9783 | 1 Elul 13543 |
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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