Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1476 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5236

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5236 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 1473 1 Elul 5233
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1474 1 Elul 5234
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1475 1 Elul 5235
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1476 1 Elul 5236
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1477 1 Elul 5237
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1478 1 Elul 5238
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1479 1 Elul 5239
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1480 1 Elul 5240

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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