Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1940 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5700

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5700 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 1937 1 Elul 5697
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1938 1 Elul 5698
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1939 1 Elul 5699
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1940 1 Elul 5700
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1941 1 Elul 5701
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1942 1 Elul 5702
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1943 1 Elul 5703
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1944 1 Elul 5704

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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