Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 906 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4666

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4666 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 903 1 Elul 4663
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 904 1 Elul 4664
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 905 1 Elul 4665
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 906 1 Elul 4666
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 907 1 Elul 4667
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 908 1 Elul 4668
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 909 1 Elul 4669
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 910 1 Elul 4670

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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