Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1871 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5631

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5631 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 1868 1 Elul 5628
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1869 1 Elul 5629
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1870 1 Elul 5630
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1871 1 Elul 5631
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1872 1 Elul 5632
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1873 1 Elul 5633
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1874 1 Elul 5634
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1875 1 Elul 5635

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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The Jewish Holidays
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