Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1801 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5561

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5561 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 1798 1 Elul 5558
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1799 1 Elul 5559
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1800 1 Elul 5560
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1801 1 Elul 5561
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1802 1 Elul 5562
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1803 1 Elul 5563
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1804 1 Elul 5564
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1805 1 Elul 5565

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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