Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1031 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4791

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4791 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 1028 1 Elul 4788
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1029 1 Elul 4789
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1030 1 Elul 4790
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1031 1 Elul 4791
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1032 1 Elul 4792
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1033 1 Elul 4793
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1034 1 Elul 4794
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1035 1 Elul 4795

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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The Jewish Holidays
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