Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9789 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13549

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13549 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 9786 1 Elul 13546
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9787 1 Elul 13547
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9788 1 Elul 13548
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9789 1 Elul 13549
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9790 1 Elul 13550
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9791 1 Elul 13551
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9792 1 Elul 13552
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9793 1 Elul 13553

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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