Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 778 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4538

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4538 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 775 1 Elul 4535
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 776 1 Elul 4536
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 777 1 Elul 4537
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 778 1 Elul 4538
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 779 1 Elul 4539
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 780 1 Elul 4540
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 781 1 Elul 4541
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 782 1 Elul 4542

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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