Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 400 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4160

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4160 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 397 1 Elul 4157
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 398 1 Elul 4158
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 399 1 Elul 4159
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 400 1 Elul 4160
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 401 1 Elul 4161
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 402 1 Elul 4162
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 403 1 Elul 4163
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 404 1 Elul 4164

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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