Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1282 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5042

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5042 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 1279 1 Elul 5039
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1280 1 Elul 5040
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1281 1 Elul 5041
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1282 1 Elul 5042
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1283 1 Elul 5043
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1284 1 Elul 5044
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1285 1 Elul 5045
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1286 1 Elul 5046

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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