Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 505 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4265

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4265 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 502 1 Elul 4262
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 503 1 Elul 4263
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 504 1 Elul 4264
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 505 1 Elul 4265
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 506 1 Elul 4266
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 507 1 Elul 4267
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 508 1 Elul 4268
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 509 1 Elul 4269

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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