Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 860 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4620

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4620 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 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
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 861 1 Elul 4621
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 862 1 Elul 4622
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 863 1 Elul 4623
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 864 1 Elul 4624

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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