Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1668 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5428

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5428 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 1665 1 Elul 5425
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1666 1 Elul 5426
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1667 1 Elul 5427
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1668 1 Elul 5428
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1669 1 Elul 5429
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1670 1 Elul 5430
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1671 1 Elul 5431
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1672 1 Elul 5432

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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The Jewish Holidays
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