Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1488 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5248

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5248 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 1485 1 Elul 5245
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1486 1 Elul 5246
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1487 1 Elul 5247
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1488 1 Elul 5248
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1489 1 Elul 5249
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1490 1 Elul 5250
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1491 1 Elul 5251
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1492 1 Elul 5252

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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