Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1411 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5171

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5171 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 1408 1 Elul 5168
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1409 1 Elul 5169
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1410 1 Elul 5170
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1411 1 Elul 5171
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1412 1 Elul 5172
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1413 1 Elul 5173
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1414 1 Elul 5174
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1415 1 Elul 5175

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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