Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 916 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4676

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4676 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 913 1 Elul 4673
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 914 1 Elul 4674
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 915 1 Elul 4675
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 916 1 Elul 4676
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 917 1 Elul 4677
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 918 1 Elul 4678
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 919 1 Elul 4679
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 920 1 Elul 4680

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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