Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1952 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5712

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5712 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 1949 1 Elul 5709
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1950 1 Elul 5710
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1951 1 Elul 5711
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1952 1 Elul 5712
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1953 1 Elul 5713
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1954 1 Elul 5714
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1955 1 Elul 5715
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1956 1 Elul 5716

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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