Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 762 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4522

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4522 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 759 1 Elul 4519
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 760 1 Elul 4520
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 761 1 Elul 4521
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 762 1 Elul 4522
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 763 1 Elul 4523
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 764 1 Elul 4524
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 765 1 Elul 4525
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 766 1 Elul 4526

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
by Michael Strassfeld

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