Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 996 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4756

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4756 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 993 1 Elul 4753
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 994 1 Elul 4754
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 995 1 Elul 4755
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 996 1 Elul 4756
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 997 1 Elul 4757
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 998 1 Elul 4758
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 999 1 Elul 4759
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1000 1 Elul 4760

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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