Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 888 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4648

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4648 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 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
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 890 1 Elul 4650
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 891 1 Elul 4651
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 892 1 Elul 4652

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
by Michael Strassfeld

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