Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1766 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5526

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5526 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 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
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1767 1 Elul 5527
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1768 1 Elul 5528
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1769 1 Elul 5529
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1770 1 Elul 5530

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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