Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 931 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4691

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4691 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 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
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 933 1 Elul 4693
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 934 1 Elul 4694
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 935 1 Elul 4695

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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