Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1177 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4937

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4937 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 1174 1 Elul 4934
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1175 1 Elul 4935
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1176 1 Elul 4936
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1177 1 Elul 4937
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1178 1 Elul 4938
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1179 1 Elul 4939
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1180 1 Elul 4940
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1181 1 Elul 4941

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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