Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 312 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4072

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4072 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 309 1 Elul 4069
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 310 1 Elul 4070
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 311 1 Elul 4071
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 312 1 Elul 4072
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 313 1 Elul 4073
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 314 1 Elul 4074
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 315 1 Elul 4075
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 316 1 Elul 4076

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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