Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1732 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5492

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5492 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 1729 1 Elul 5489
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1730 1 Elul 5490
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1731 1 Elul 5491
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1732 1 Elul 5492
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1733 1 Elul 5493
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1734 1 Elul 5494
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1735 1 Elul 5495
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1736 1 Elul 5496

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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