Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 645 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4405

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4405 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 642 1 Elul 4402
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 643 1 Elul 4403
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 644 1 Elul 4404
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 645 1 Elul 4405
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 646 1 Elul 4406
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 647 1 Elul 4407
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 648 1 Elul 4408
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 649 1 Elul 4409

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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