Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1382 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5142

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5142 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 1379 1 Elul 5139
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1380 1 Elul 5140
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1381 1 Elul 5141
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1382 1 Elul 5142
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1383 1 Elul 5143
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1384 1 Elul 5144
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1385 1 Elul 5145
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1386 1 Elul 5146

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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