Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1314 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5074

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5074 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 1311 1 Elul 5071
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1312 1 Elul 5072
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1313 1 Elul 5073
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1314 1 Elul 5074
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1315 1 Elul 5075
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1316 1 Elul 5076
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1317 1 Elul 5077
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1318 1 Elul 5078

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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