Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1097 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4857

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4857 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 1094 1 Elul 4854
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1095 1 Elul 4855
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1096 1 Elul 4856
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1097 1 Elul 4857
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1098 1 Elul 4858
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1099 1 Elul 4859
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1100 1 Elul 4860
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1101 1 Elul 4861

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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