Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 185 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 3945

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 3945 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 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
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 186 1 Elul 3946
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 187 1 Elul 3947
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 188 1 Elul 3948
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 189 1 Elul 3949

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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