Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1826 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5586

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5586 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 1823 1 Elul 5583
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1824 1 Elul 5584
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1825 1 Elul 5585
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1826 1 Elul 5586
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1827 1 Elul 5587
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1828 1 Elul 5588
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1829 1 Elul 5589
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1830 1 Elul 5590

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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