Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1249 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5009

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5009 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 1246 1 Elul 5006
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1247 1 Elul 5007
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1248 1 Elul 5008
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1249 1 Elul 5009
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1250 1 Elul 5010
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1251 1 Elul 5011
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1252 1 Elul 5012
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1253 1 Elul 5013

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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