Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 278 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4038

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4038 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 275 1 Elul 4035
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 276 1 Elul 4036
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 277 1 Elul 4037
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 278 1 Elul 4038
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 279 1 Elul 4039
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 280 1 Elul 4040
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 281 1 Elul 4041
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 282 1 Elul 4042

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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