Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 674 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4434

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4434 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 671 1 Elul 4431
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 672 1 Elul 4432
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 673 1 Elul 4433
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 674 1 Elul 4434
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 675 1 Elul 4435
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 676 1 Elul 4436
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 677 1 Elul 4437
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 678 1 Elul 4438

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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