Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1300 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5060

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5060 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 1297 1 Elul 5057
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1298 1 Elul 5058
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1299 1 Elul 5059
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1300 1 Elul 5060
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1301 1 Elul 5061
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1302 1 Elul 5062
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1303 1 Elul 5063
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1304 1 Elul 5064

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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