Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1677 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5437

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5437 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 1674 1 Elul 5434
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1675 1 Elul 5435
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1676 1 Elul 5436
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1677 1 Elul 5437
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1678 1 Elul 5438
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1679 1 Elul 5439
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1680 1 Elul 5440
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1681 1 Elul 5441

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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