Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 516 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4276

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4276 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 513 1 Elul 4273
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 514 1 Elul 4274
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 515 1 Elul 4275
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 516 1 Elul 4276
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 517 1 Elul 4277
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 518 1 Elul 4278
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 519 1 Elul 4279
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 520 1 Elul 4280

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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