Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 526 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4286

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4286 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 523 1 Elul 4283
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 524 1 Elul 4284
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 525 1 Elul 4285
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 526 1 Elul 4286
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 527 1 Elul 4287
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 528 1 Elul 4288
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 529 1 Elul 4289
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 530 1 Elul 4290

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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