Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1747 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5507

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5507 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 1744 1 Elul 5504
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1745 1 Elul 5505
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1746 1 Elul 5506
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1747 1 Elul 5507
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1748 1 Elul 5508
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1749 1 Elul 5509
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1750 1 Elul 5510
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1751 1 Elul 5511

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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