Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1551 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5311

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5311 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 1548 1 Elul 5308
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1549 1 Elul 5309
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1550 1 Elul 5310
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1551 1 Elul 5311
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1552 1 Elul 5312
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1553 1 Elul 5313
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1554 1 Elul 5314
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1555 1 Elul 5315

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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