Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 878 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4638

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4638 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 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
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 881 1 Elul 4641
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 882 1 Elul 4642

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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The Jewish Holidays
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