Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1511 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5271

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5271 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 1508 1 Elul 5268
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1509 1 Elul 5269
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1510 1 Elul 5270
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1511 1 Elul 5271
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1512 1 Elul 5272
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1513 1 Elul 5273
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1514 1 Elul 5274
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1515 1 Elul 5275

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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