Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 821 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4581

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4581 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 818 1 Elul 4578
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 819 1 Elul 4579
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 820 1 Elul 4580
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 821 1 Elul 4581
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 822 1 Elul 4582
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 823 1 Elul 4583
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 824 1 Elul 4584
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 825 1 Elul 4585

References

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