Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1068 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4828

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4828 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 1065 1 Elul 4825
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1066 1 Elul 4826
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1067 1 Elul 4827
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1068 1 Elul 4828
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1069 1 Elul 4829
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1070 1 Elul 4830
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1071 1 Elul 4831
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1072 1 Elul 4832

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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