Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 571 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4331

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4331 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 568 1 Elul 4328
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 569 1 Elul 4329
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 570 1 Elul 4330
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 571 1 Elul 4331
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 572 1 Elul 4332
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 573 1 Elul 4333
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 574 1 Elul 4334
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 575 1 Elul 4335

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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