Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 876 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4636

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4636 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 873 1 Elul 4633
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 874 1 Elul 4634
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 875 1 Elul 4635
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 876 1 Elul 4636
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 877 1 Elul 4637
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 878 1 Elul 4638
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 879 1 Elul 4639
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 880 1 Elul 4640

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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