Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1888 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5648

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5648 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 1885 1 Elul 5645
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1886 1 Elul 5646
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1887 1 Elul 5647
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1888 1 Elul 5648
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1889 1 Elul 5649
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1890 1 Elul 5650
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1891 1 Elul 5651
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1892 1 Elul 5652

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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