Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1641 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5401

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5401 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 1638 1 Elul 5398
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1639 1 Elul 5399
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1640 1 Elul 5400
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1641 1 Elul 5401
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1642 1 Elul 5402
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1643 1 Elul 5403
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1644 1 Elul 5404
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1645 1 Elul 5405

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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