Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1556 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5316

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5316 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 1553 1 Elul 5313
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1554 1 Elul 5314
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1555 1 Elul 5315
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1556 1 Elul 5316
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1557 1 Elul 5317
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1558 1 Elul 5318
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1559 1 Elul 5319
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1560 1 Elul 5320

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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