Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 745 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4505

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4505 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 742 1 Elul 4502
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 743 1 Elul 4503
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 744 1 Elul 4504
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 745 1 Elul 4505
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 746 1 Elul 4506
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 747 1 Elul 4507
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 748 1 Elul 4508
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 749 1 Elul 4509

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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