Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 790 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4550

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4550 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 787 1 Elul 4547
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 788 1 Elul 4548
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 789 1 Elul 4549
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 790 1 Elul 4550
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 791 1 Elul 4551
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 792 1 Elul 4552
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 793 1 Elul 4553
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 794 1 Elul 4554

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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