Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 691 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4451

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4451 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 688 1 Elul 4448
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 689 1 Elul 4449
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 690 1 Elul 4450
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 691 1 Elul 4451
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 692 1 Elul 4452
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 693 1 Elul 4453
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 694 1 Elul 4454
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 695 1 Elul 4455

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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