Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9979 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13739
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13739 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 9976 | 1 Elul 13736 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9977 | 1 Elul 13737 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9978 | 1 Elul 13738 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9979 | 1 Elul 13739 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9980 | 1 Elul 13740 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9981 | 1 Elul 13741 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9982 | 1 Elul 13742 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9983 | 1 Elul 13743 |
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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