Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1243 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5003

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5003 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 1240 1 Elul 5000
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1241 1 Elul 5001
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1242 1 Elul 5002
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1243 1 Elul 5003
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1244 1 Elul 5004
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1245 1 Elul 5005
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1246 1 Elul 5006
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1247 1 Elul 5007

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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