Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 205 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 3965

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 3965 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 202 1 Elul 3962
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 203 1 Elul 3963
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 204 1 Elul 3964
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 205 1 Elul 3965
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 206 1 Elul 3966
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 207 1 Elul 3967
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 208 1 Elul 3968
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 209 1 Elul 3969

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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