Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 928 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4688

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4688 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 925 1 Elul 4685
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 926 1 Elul 4686
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 927 1 Elul 4687
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 928 1 Elul 4688
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 929 1 Elul 4689
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 930 1 Elul 4690
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 931 1 Elul 4691
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 932 1 Elul 4692

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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