Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 896 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4656

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4656 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 893 1 Elul 4653
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 894 1 Elul 4654
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 895 1 Elul 4655
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 896 1 Elul 4656
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 897 1 Elul 4657
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 898 1 Elul 4658
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 899 1 Elul 4659
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 900 1 Elul 4660

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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