Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 634 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4394

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4394 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 631 1 Elul 4391
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 632 1 Elul 4392
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 633 1 Elul 4393
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 634 1 Elul 4394
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 635 1 Elul 4395
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 636 1 Elul 4396
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 637 1 Elul 4397
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 638 1 Elul 4398

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
by Michael Strassfeld

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