Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 665 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4425

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4425 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 662 1 Elul 4422
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 663 1 Elul 4423
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 664 1 Elul 4424
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 665 1 Elul 4425
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 666 1 Elul 4426
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 667 1 Elul 4427
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 668 1 Elul 4428
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 669 1 Elul 4429

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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