Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 181 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 3941

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 3941 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 178 1 Elul 3938
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 179 1 Elul 3939
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 180 1 Elul 3940
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 181 1 Elul 3941
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 182 1 Elul 3942
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 183 1 Elul 3943
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 184 1 Elul 3944
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 185 1 Elul 3945

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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