Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1788 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5548

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5548 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 1785 1 Elul 5545
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1786 1 Elul 5546
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1787 1 Elul 5547
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1788 1 Elul 5548
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1789 1 Elul 5549
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1790 1 Elul 5550
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1791 1 Elul 5551
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1792 1 Elul 5552

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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