Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1498 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5258

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5258 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 1495 1 Elul 5255
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1496 1 Elul 5256
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1497 1 Elul 5257
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1498 1 Elul 5258
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1499 1 Elul 5259
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1500 1 Elul 5260
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1501 1 Elul 5261
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1502 1 Elul 5262

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
by Michael Strassfeld

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