Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 720 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4480

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4480 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 717 1 Elul 4477
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 718 1 Elul 4478
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 719 1 Elul 4479
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 720 1 Elul 4480
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 721 1 Elul 4481
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 722 1 Elul 4482
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 723 1 Elul 4483
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 724 1 Elul 4484

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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