Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1131 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4891

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4891 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 1128 1 Elul 4888
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1129 1 Elul 4889
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1130 1 Elul 4890
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1131 1 Elul 4891
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1132 1 Elul 4892
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1133 1 Elul 4893
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1134 1 Elul 4894
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1135 1 Elul 4895

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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