Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1482 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5242

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5242 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 1479 1 Elul 5239
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1480 1 Elul 5240
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1481 1 Elul 5241
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1482 1 Elul 5242
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1483 1 Elul 5243
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1484 1 Elul 5244
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1485 1 Elul 5245
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1486 1 Elul 5246

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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