Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 885 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4645

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4645 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 882 1 Elul 4642
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 883 1 Elul 4643
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 884 1 Elul 4644
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 885 1 Elul 4645
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 886 1 Elul 4646
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 887 1 Elul 4647
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 888 1 Elul 4648
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 889 1 Elul 4649

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
by Michael Strassfeld

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