Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1277 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5037

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5037 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 1274 1 Elul 5034
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1275 1 Elul 5035
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1276 1 Elul 5036
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1277 1 Elul 5037
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1278 1 Elul 5038
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1279 1 Elul 5039
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1280 1 Elul 5040
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1281 1 Elul 5041

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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