Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1354 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5114

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5114 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 1351 1 Elul 5111
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1352 1 Elul 5112
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1353 1 Elul 5113
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1354 1 Elul 5114
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1355 1 Elul 5115
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1356 1 Elul 5116
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1357 1 Elul 5117
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1358 1 Elul 5118

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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