Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 657 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4417

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4417 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 654 1 Elul 4414
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 655 1 Elul 4415
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 656 1 Elul 4416
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 657 1 Elul 4417
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 658 1 Elul 4418
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 659 1 Elul 4419
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 660 1 Elul 4420
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 661 1 Elul 4421

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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