Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 836 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4596

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4596 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 833 1 Elul 4593
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 834 1 Elul 4594
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 835 1 Elul 4595
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 836 1 Elul 4596
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 837 1 Elul 4597
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 838 1 Elul 4598
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 839 1 Elul 4599
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 840 1 Elul 4600

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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