Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1152 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4912

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4912 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 1149 1 Elul 4909
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1150 1 Elul 4910
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1151 1 Elul 4911
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1152 1 Elul 4912
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1153 1 Elul 4913
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1154 1 Elul 4914
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1155 1 Elul 4915
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1156 1 Elul 4916

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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