Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 477 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4237

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4237 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 474 1 Elul 4234
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 475 1 Elul 4235
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 476 1 Elul 4236
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 477 1 Elul 4237
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 478 1 Elul 4238
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 479 1 Elul 4239
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 480 1 Elul 4240
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 481 1 Elul 4241

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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