Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 481 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4241

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4241 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 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
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 482 1 Elul 4242
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 483 1 Elul 4243
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 484 1 Elul 4244
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 485 1 Elul 4245

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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