Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 388 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4148

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4148 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 385 1 Elul 4145
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 386 1 Elul 4146
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 387 1 Elul 4147
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 388 1 Elul 4148
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 389 1 Elul 4149
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 390 1 Elul 4150
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 391 1 Elul 4151
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 392 1 Elul 4152

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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