Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 120 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 3880

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 3880 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 117 1 Elul 3877
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 118 1 Elul 3878
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 119 1 Elul 3879
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 120 1 Elul 3880
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 121 1 Elul 3881
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 122 1 Elul 3882
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 123 1 Elul 3883
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 124 1 Elul 3884

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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