Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1057 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4817

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4817 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 1054 1 Elul 4814
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1055 1 Elul 4815
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1056 1 Elul 4816
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1057 1 Elul 4817
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1058 1 Elul 4818
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1059 1 Elul 4819
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1060 1 Elul 4820
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1061 1 Elul 4821

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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