Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 374 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4134

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4134 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 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
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 376 1 Elul 4136
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 377 1 Elul 4137
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 378 1 Elul 4138

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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