Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 946 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4706

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4706 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 943 1 Elul 4703
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 944 1 Elul 4704
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 945 1 Elul 4705
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 946 1 Elul 4706
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 947 1 Elul 4707
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 948 1 Elul 4708
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 949 1 Elul 4709
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 950 1 Elul 4710

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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