Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1597 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5357

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5357 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 1594 1 Elul 5354
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1595 1 Elul 5355
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1596 1 Elul 5356
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1597 1 Elul 5357
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1598 1 Elul 5358
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1599 1 Elul 5359
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1600 1 Elul 5360
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1601 1 Elul 5361

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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