Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 737 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4497

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4497 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 734 1 Elul 4494
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 735 1 Elul 4495
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 736 1 Elul 4496
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 737 1 Elul 4497
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 738 1 Elul 4498
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 739 1 Elul 4499
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 740 1 Elul 4500
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 741 1 Elul 4501

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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