Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 228 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 3988

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 3988 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 225 1 Elul 3985
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 226 1 Elul 3986
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 227 1 Elul 3987
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 228 1 Elul 3988
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 229 1 Elul 3989
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 230 1 Elul 3990
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 231 1 Elul 3991
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 232 1 Elul 3992

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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