Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 331 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4091

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4091 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 328 1 Elul 4088
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 329 1 Elul 4089
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 330 1 Elul 4090
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 331 1 Elul 4091
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 332 1 Elul 4092
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 333 1 Elul 4093
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 334 1 Elul 4094
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 335 1 Elul 4095

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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