Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 497 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4257

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4257 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 494 1 Elul 4254
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 495 1 Elul 4255
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 496 1 Elul 4256
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 497 1 Elul 4257
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 498 1 Elul 4258
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 499 1 Elul 4259
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 500 1 Elul 4260
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 501 1 Elul 4261

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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