Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 710 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4470

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4470 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 707 1 Elul 4467
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 708 1 Elul 4468
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 709 1 Elul 4469
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 710 1 Elul 4470
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 711 1 Elul 4471
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 712 1 Elul 4472
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 713 1 Elul 4473
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 714 1 Elul 4474

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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