Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 456 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4216

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4216 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 453 1 Elul 4213
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 454 1 Elul 4214
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 455 1 Elul 4215
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 456 1 Elul 4216
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 457 1 Elul 4217
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 458 1 Elul 4218
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 459 1 Elul 4219
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 460 1 Elul 4220

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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