Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 638 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4398

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4398 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 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
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 639 1 Elul 4399
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 640 1 Elul 4400
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 641 1 Elul 4401
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 642 1 Elul 4402

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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