Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1116 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4876

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4876 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 1113 1 Elul 4873
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1114 1 Elul 4874
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1115 1 Elul 4875
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1116 1 Elul 4876
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1117 1 Elul 4877
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1118 1 Elul 4878
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1119 1 Elul 4879
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1120 1 Elul 4880

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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