Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1494 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5254

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5254 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 1491 1 Elul 5251
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1492 1 Elul 5252
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1493 1 Elul 5253
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1494 1 Elul 5254
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1495 1 Elul 5255
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1496 1 Elul 5256
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1497 1 Elul 5257
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1498 1 Elul 5258

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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