Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1454 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5214

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5214 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 1451 1 Elul 5211
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1452 1 Elul 5212
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1453 1 Elul 5213
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1454 1 Elul 5214
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1455 1 Elul 5215
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1456 1 Elul 5216
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1457 1 Elul 5217
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1458 1 Elul 5218

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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