Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 827 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4587

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4587 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 824 1 Elul 4584
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 825 1 Elul 4585
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 826 1 Elul 4586
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 827 1 Elul 4587
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 828 1 Elul 4588
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 829 1 Elul 4589
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 830 1 Elul 4590
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 831 1 Elul 4591

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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