Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 652 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4412

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4412 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 649 1 Elul 4409
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 650 1 Elul 4410
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 651 1 Elul 4411
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 652 1 Elul 4412
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 653 1 Elul 4413
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 654 1 Elul 4414
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 655 1 Elul 4415
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 656 1 Elul 4416

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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The Jewish Holidays
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