Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 566 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4326

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4326 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 563 1 Elul 4323
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 564 1 Elul 4324
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 565 1 Elul 4325
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 566 1 Elul 4326
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 567 1 Elul 4327
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 568 1 Elul 4328
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 569 1 Elul 4329
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 570 1 Elul 4330

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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