Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 319 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4079

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4079 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 316 1 Elul 4076
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 317 1 Elul 4077
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 318 1 Elul 4078
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 319 1 Elul 4079
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 320 1 Elul 4080
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 321 1 Elul 4081
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 322 1 Elul 4082
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 323 1 Elul 4083

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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