Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1170 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4930

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4930 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 1167 1 Elul 4927
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1168 1 Elul 4928
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1169 1 Elul 4929
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1170 1 Elul 4930
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1171 1 Elul 4931
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1172 1 Elul 4932
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1173 1 Elul 4933
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1174 1 Elul 4934

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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