Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 559 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4319

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4319 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 556 1 Elul 4316
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 557 1 Elul 4317
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 558 1 Elul 4318
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 559 1 Elul 4319
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 560 1 Elul 4320
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 561 1 Elul 4321
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 562 1 Elul 4322
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 563 1 Elul 4323

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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