Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 751 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4511

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4511 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 748 1 Elul 4508
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 749 1 Elul 4509
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 750 1 Elul 4510
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 751 1 Elul 4511
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 752 1 Elul 4512
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 753 1 Elul 4513
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 754 1 Elul 4514
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 755 1 Elul 4515

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
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