Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 816 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4576

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4576 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 813 1 Elul 4573
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 814 1 Elul 4574
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 815 1 Elul 4575
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 816 1 Elul 4576
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 817 1 Elul 4577
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 818 1 Elul 4578
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 819 1 Elul 4579
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 820 1 Elul 4580

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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