Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 136 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 3896

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 3896 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 133 1 Elul 3893
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 134 1 Elul 3894
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 135 1 Elul 3895
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 136 1 Elul 3896
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 137 1 Elul 3897
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 138 1 Elul 3898
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 139 1 Elul 3899
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 140 1 Elul 3900

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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