Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1566 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5326

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5326 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 1563 1 Elul 5323
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1564 1 Elul 5324
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1565 1 Elul 5325
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1566 1 Elul 5326
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1567 1 Elul 5327
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1568 1 Elul 5328
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1569 1 Elul 5329
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1570 1 Elul 5330

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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