Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1288 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5048

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5048 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 1285 1 Elul 5045
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1286 1 Elul 5046
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1287 1 Elul 5047
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1288 1 Elul 5048
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1289 1 Elul 5049
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1290 1 Elul 5050
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1291 1 Elul 5051
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1292 1 Elul 5052

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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