Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1234 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4994

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4994 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 1231 1 Elul 4991
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1232 1 Elul 4992
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1233 1 Elul 4993
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1234 1 Elul 4994
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1235 1 Elul 4995
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1236 1 Elul 4996
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1237 1 Elul 4997
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1238 1 Elul 4998

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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