Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 870 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4630

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4630 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 867 1 Elul 4627
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 868 1 Elul 4628
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 869 1 Elul 4629
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 870 1 Elul 4630
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 871 1 Elul 4631
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 872 1 Elul 4632
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 873 1 Elul 4633
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 874 1 Elul 4634

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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