Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 901 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4661

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4661 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 898 1 Elul 4658
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 899 1 Elul 4659
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 900 1 Elul 4660
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 901 1 Elul 4661
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 902 1 Elul 4662
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 903 1 Elul 4663
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 904 1 Elul 4664
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 905 1 Elul 4665

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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