Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1754 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5514

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5514 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 1751 1 Elul 5511
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1752 1 Elul 5512
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1753 1 Elul 5513
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1754 1 Elul 5514
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1755 1 Elul 5515
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1756 1 Elul 5516
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1757 1 Elul 5517
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1758 1 Elul 5518

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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