Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 448 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4208

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4208 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.

Read more from hazon.org or Wikipedia

Advertisement

Dates for Rosh Hashana LaBehemot

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 445 1 Elul 4205
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 446 1 Elul 4206
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 447 1 Elul 4207
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 448 1 Elul 4208
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 449 1 Elul 4209
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 450 1 Elul 4210
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 451 1 Elul 4211
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 452 1 Elul 4212

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

When you buy a book using a link on this page, we receive a commission. Thank you for supporting Hebcal.