Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 300 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4060

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4060 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 297 1 Elul 4057
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 298 1 Elul 4058
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 299 1 Elul 4059
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 300 1 Elul 4060
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 301 1 Elul 4061
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 302 1 Elul 4062
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 303 1 Elul 4063
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 304 1 Elul 4064

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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