Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1762 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5522

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5522 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 1759 1 Elul 5519
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1760 1 Elul 5520
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1761 1 Elul 5521
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1762 1 Elul 5522
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1763 1 Elul 5523
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1764 1 Elul 5524
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1765 1 Elul 5525
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1766 1 Elul 5526

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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