Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 162 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 3922

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 3922 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 159 1 Elul 3919
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 160 1 Elul 3920
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 161 1 Elul 3921
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 162 1 Elul 3922
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 163 1 Elul 3923
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 164 1 Elul 3924
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 165 1 Elul 3925
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 166 1 Elul 3926

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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