Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1505 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5265

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5265 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 1502 1 Elul 5262
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1503 1 Elul 5263
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1504 1 Elul 5264
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1505 1 Elul 5265
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1506 1 Elul 5266
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1507 1 Elul 5267
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1508 1 Elul 5268
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1509 1 Elul 5269

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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