Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1446 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5206

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5206 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 1443 1 Elul 5203
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1444 1 Elul 5204
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1445 1 Elul 5205
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1446 1 Elul 5206
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1447 1 Elul 5207
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1448 1 Elul 5208
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1449 1 Elul 5209
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1450 1 Elul 5210

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
by Michael Strassfeld

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