Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1311 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5071

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5071 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 1308 1 Elul 5068
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1309 1 Elul 5069
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1310 1 Elul 5070
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1311 1 Elul 5071
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1312 1 Elul 5072
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1313 1 Elul 5073
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1314 1 Elul 5074
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1315 1 Elul 5075

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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The Jewish Holidays
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