Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 856 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4616

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4616 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 853 1 Elul 4613
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 854 1 Elul 4614
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 855 1 Elul 4615
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 856 1 Elul 4616
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 857 1 Elul 4617
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 858 1 Elul 4618
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 859 1 Elul 4619
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 860 1 Elul 4620

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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