Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1108 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4868

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4868 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 1105 1 Elul 4865
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1106 1 Elul 4866
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1107 1 Elul 4867
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1108 1 Elul 4868
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1109 1 Elul 4869
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1110 1 Elul 4870
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1111 1 Elul 4871
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1112 1 Elul 4872

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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