Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1657 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5417

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5417 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 1654 1 Elul 5414
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1655 1 Elul 5415
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1656 1 Elul 5416
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1657 1 Elul 5417
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1658 1 Elul 5418
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1659 1 Elul 5419
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1660 1 Elul 5420
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1661 1 Elul 5421

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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