Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1205 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4965

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4965 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 1202 1 Elul 4962
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1203 1 Elul 4963
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1204 1 Elul 4964
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1205 1 Elul 4965
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1206 1 Elul 4966
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1207 1 Elul 4967
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1208 1 Elul 4968
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1209 1 Elul 4969

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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