Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 804 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4564

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4564 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 801 1 Elul 4561
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 802 1 Elul 4562
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 803 1 Elul 4563
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 804 1 Elul 4564
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 805 1 Elul 4565
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 806 1 Elul 4566
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 807 1 Elul 4567
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 808 1 Elul 4568

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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