Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1770 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5530

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5530 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 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
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1771 1 Elul 5531
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1772 1 Elul 5532
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1773 1 Elul 5533
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1774 1 Elul 5534

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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