Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1138 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4898

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4898 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 1135 1 Elul 4895
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1136 1 Elul 4896
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1137 1 Elul 4897
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1138 1 Elul 4898
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1139 1 Elul 4899
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1140 1 Elul 4900
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1141 1 Elul 4901
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1142 1 Elul 4902

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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