Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1626 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5386

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5386 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 1623 1 Elul 5383
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1624 1 Elul 5384
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1625 1 Elul 5385
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1626 1 Elul 5386
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1627 1 Elul 5387
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1628 1 Elul 5388
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1629 1 Elul 5389
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1630 1 Elul 5390

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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