Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1652 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5412

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5412 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 1649 1 Elul 5409
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1650 1 Elul 5410
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1651 1 Elul 5411
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1652 1 Elul 5412
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1653 1 Elul 5413
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1654 1 Elul 5414
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1655 1 Elul 5415
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1656 1 Elul 5416

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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