Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1674 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5434

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5434 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 1671 1 Elul 5431
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1672 1 Elul 5432
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1673 1 Elul 5433
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1674 1 Elul 5434
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1675 1 Elul 5435
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1676 1 Elul 5436
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1677 1 Elul 5437
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1678 1 Elul 5438

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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