Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1708 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5468

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5468 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 1705 1 Elul 5465
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1706 1 Elul 5466
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1707 1 Elul 5467
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1708 1 Elul 5468
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1709 1 Elul 5469
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1710 1 Elul 5470
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1711 1 Elul 5471
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1712 1 Elul 5472

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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