Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1038 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4798

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4798 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 1035 1 Elul 4795
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1036 1 Elul 4796
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1037 1 Elul 4797
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1038 1 Elul 4798
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1039 1 Elul 4799
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1040 1 Elul 4800
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1041 1 Elul 4801
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1042 1 Elul 4802

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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