Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 920 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4680

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4680 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 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
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 921 1 Elul 4681
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 922 1 Elul 4682
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 923 1 Elul 4683
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 924 1 Elul 4684

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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