Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 608 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4368

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4368 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 605 1 Elul 4365
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 606 1 Elul 4366
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 607 1 Elul 4367
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 608 1 Elul 4368
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 609 1 Elul 4369
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 610 1 Elul 4370
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 611 1 Elul 4371
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 612 1 Elul 4372

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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