Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 769 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4529

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4529 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 766 1 Elul 4526
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 767 1 Elul 4527
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 768 1 Elul 4528
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 769 1 Elul 4529
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 770 1 Elul 4530
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 771 1 Elul 4531
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 772 1 Elul 4532
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 773 1 Elul 4533

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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