Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1125 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4885

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4885 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 1122 1 Elul 4882
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1123 1 Elul 4883
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1124 1 Elul 4884
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1125 1 Elul 4885
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1126 1 Elul 4886
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1127 1 Elul 4887
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1128 1 Elul 4888
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1129 1 Elul 4889

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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