Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1928 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5688

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5688 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 1925 1 Elul 5685
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1926 1 Elul 5686
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1927 1 Elul 5687
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1928 1 Elul 5688
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1929 1 Elul 5689
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1930 1 Elul 5690
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1931 1 Elul 5691
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1932 1 Elul 5692

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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