Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 464 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4224

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4224 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 461 1 Elul 4221
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 462 1 Elul 4222
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 463 1 Elul 4223
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 464 1 Elul 4224
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 465 1 Elul 4225
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 466 1 Elul 4226
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 467 1 Elul 4227
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 468 1 Elul 4228

References

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