Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1837 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5597

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5597 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 1834 1 Elul 5594
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1835 1 Elul 5595
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1836 1 Elul 5596
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1837 1 Elul 5597
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1838 1 Elul 5598
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1839 1 Elul 5599
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1840 1 Elul 5600
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1841 1 Elul 5601

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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