Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 584 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4344

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4344 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 581 1 Elul 4341
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 582 1 Elul 4342
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 583 1 Elul 4343
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 584 1 Elul 4344
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 585 1 Elul 4345
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 586 1 Elul 4346
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 587 1 Elul 4347
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 588 1 Elul 4348

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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