Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 546 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4306

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4306 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 543 1 Elul 4303
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 544 1 Elul 4304
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 545 1 Elul 4305
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 546 1 Elul 4306
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 547 1 Elul 4307
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 548 1 Elul 4308
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 549 1 Elul 4309
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 550 1 Elul 4310

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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