Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 371 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4131

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4131 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 368 1 Elul 4128
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 369 1 Elul 4129
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 370 1 Elul 4130
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 371 1 Elul 4131
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 372 1 Elul 4132
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 373 1 Elul 4133
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 374 1 Elul 4134
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 375 1 Elul 4135

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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