Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 598 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4358

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4358 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 595 1 Elul 4355
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 596 1 Elul 4356
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 597 1 Elul 4357
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 598 1 Elul 4358
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 599 1 Elul 4359
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 600 1 Elul 4360
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 601 1 Elul 4361
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 602 1 Elul 4362

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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