Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 237 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 3997

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 3997 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 234 1 Elul 3994
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 235 1 Elul 3995
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 236 1 Elul 3996
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 237 1 Elul 3997
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 238 1 Elul 3998
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 239 1 Elul 3999
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 240 1 Elul 4000
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 241 1 Elul 4001

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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