Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 268 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4028

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4028 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 265 1 Elul 4025
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 266 1 Elul 4026
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 267 1 Elul 4027
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 268 1 Elul 4028
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 269 1 Elul 4029
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 270 1 Elul 4030
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 271 1 Elul 4031
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 272 1 Elul 4032

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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