Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1897 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5657

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5657 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 1894 1 Elul 5654
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1895 1 Elul 5655
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1896 1 Elul 5656
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1897 1 Elul 5657
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1898 1 Elul 5658
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1899 1 Elul 5659
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1900 1 Elul 5660
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1901 1 Elul 5661

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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