Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1718 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5478

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5478 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 1715 1 Elul 5475
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1716 1 Elul 5476
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1717 1 Elul 5477
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1718 1 Elul 5478
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1719 1 Elul 5479
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1720 1 Elul 5480
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1721 1 Elul 5481
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1722 1 Elul 5482

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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