Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 578 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4338

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4338 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 575 1 Elul 4335
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 576 1 Elul 4336
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 577 1 Elul 4337
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 578 1 Elul 4338
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 579 1 Elul 4339
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 580 1 Elul 4340
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 581 1 Elul 4341
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 582 1 Elul 4342

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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