Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 406 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4166

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4166 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 403 1 Elul 4163
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 404 1 Elul 4164
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 405 1 Elul 4165
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 406 1 Elul 4166
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 407 1 Elul 4167
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 408 1 Elul 4168
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 409 1 Elul 4169
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 410 1 Elul 4170

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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