Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1468 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5228

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5228 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 1465 1 Elul 5225
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1466 1 Elul 5226
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1467 1 Elul 5227
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1468 1 Elul 5228
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1469 1 Elul 5229
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1470 1 Elul 5230
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1471 1 Elul 5231
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1472 1 Elul 5232

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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