Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 796 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4556

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4556 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.

Read more from hazon.org or Wikipedia

Advertisement

Dates for Rosh Hashana LaBehemot

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 793 1 Elul 4553
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 794 1 Elul 4554
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 795 1 Elul 4555
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 796 1 Elul 4556
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 797 1 Elul 4557
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 798 1 Elul 4558
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 799 1 Elul 4559
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 800 1 Elul 4560

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

When you buy a book using a link on this page, we receive a commission. Thank you for supporting Hebcal.