Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 728 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4488

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4488 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 725 1 Elul 4485
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 726 1 Elul 4486
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 727 1 Elul 4487
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 728 1 Elul 4488
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 729 1 Elul 4489
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 730 1 Elul 4490
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 731 1 Elul 4491
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 732 1 Elul 4492

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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