Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 958 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4718

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4718 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 955 1 Elul 4715
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 956 1 Elul 4716
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 957 1 Elul 4717
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 958 1 Elul 4718
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 959 1 Elul 4719
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 960 1 Elul 4720
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 961 1 Elul 4721
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 962 1 Elul 4722

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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