Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1847 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5607

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5607 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 1844 1 Elul 5604
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1845 1 Elul 5605
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1846 1 Elul 5606
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1847 1 Elul 5607
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1848 1 Elul 5608
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1849 1 Elul 5609
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1850 1 Elul 5610
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1851 1 Elul 5611

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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