Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 520 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4280

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4280 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 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
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 521 1 Elul 4281
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 522 1 Elul 4282
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 523 1 Elul 4283
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 524 1 Elul 4284

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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