Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1396 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5156

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5156 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 1393 1 Elul 5153
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1394 1 Elul 5154
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1395 1 Elul 5155
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1396 1 Elul 5156
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1397 1 Elul 5157
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1398 1 Elul 5158
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1399 1 Elul 5159
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1400 1 Elul 5160

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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