Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1326 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5086

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5086 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 1323 1 Elul 5083
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1324 1 Elul 5084
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1325 1 Elul 5085
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1326 1 Elul 5086
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1327 1 Elul 5087
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1328 1 Elul 5088
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1329 1 Elul 5089
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1330 1 Elul 5090

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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