Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1000 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4760

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4760 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 997 1 Elul 4757
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 998 1 Elul 4758
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 999 1 Elul 4759
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1000 1 Elul 4760
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1001 1 Elul 4761
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1002 1 Elul 4762
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1003 1 Elul 4763
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1004 1 Elul 4764

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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