Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1517 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5277

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5277 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 1514 1 Elul 5274
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1515 1 Elul 5275
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1516 1 Elul 5276
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1517 1 Elul 5277
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1518 1 Elul 5278
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1519 1 Elul 5279
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1520 1 Elul 5280
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1521 1 Elul 5281

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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