Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1546 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5306

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5306 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 1543 1 Elul 5303
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1544 1 Elul 5304
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1545 1 Elul 5305
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1546 1 Elul 5306
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1547 1 Elul 5307
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1548 1 Elul 5308
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1549 1 Elul 5309
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1550 1 Elul 5310

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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