Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1607 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5367

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5367 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 1604 1 Elul 5364
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1605 1 Elul 5365
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1606 1 Elul 5366
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1607 1 Elul 5367
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1608 1 Elul 5368
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1609 1 Elul 5369
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1610 1 Elul 5370
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1611 1 Elul 5371

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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