Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 442 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4202

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4202 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 439 1 Elul 4199
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 440 1 Elul 4200
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 441 1 Elul 4201
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 442 1 Elul 4202
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 443 1 Elul 4203
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 444 1 Elul 4204
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 445 1 Elul 4205
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 446 1 Elul 4206

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
by Michael Strassfeld

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