Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1879 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5639

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5639 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 1876 1 Elul 5636
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1877 1 Elul 5637
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1878 1 Elul 5638
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1879 1 Elul 5639
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1880 1 Elul 5640
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1881 1 Elul 5641
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1882 1 Elul 5642
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1883 1 Elul 5643

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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