Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 157 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 3917

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 3917 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 154 1 Elul 3914
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 155 1 Elul 3915
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 156 1 Elul 3916
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 157 1 Elul 3917
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 158 1 Elul 3918
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 159 1 Elul 3919
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 160 1 Elul 3920
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 161 1 Elul 3921

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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