Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 550 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4310

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4310 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 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
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 551 1 Elul 4311
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 552 1 Elul 4312
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 553 1 Elul 4313
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 554 1 Elul 4314

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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