Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1739 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5499

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5499 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 1736 1 Elul 5496
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1737 1 Elul 5497
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1738 1 Elul 5498
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1739 1 Elul 5499
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1740 1 Elul 5500
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1741 1 Elul 5501
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1742 1 Elul 5502
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1743 1 Elul 5503

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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