Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1463 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5223

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5223 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 1460 1 Elul 5220
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1461 1 Elul 5221
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1462 1 Elul 5222
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1463 1 Elul 5223
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1464 1 Elul 5224
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1465 1 Elul 5225
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1466 1 Elul 5226
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1467 1 Elul 5227

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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