Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1633 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5393

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5393 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 1630 1 Elul 5390
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1631 1 Elul 5391
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1632 1 Elul 5392
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1633 1 Elul 5393
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1634 1 Elul 5394
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1635 1 Elul 5395
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1636 1 Elul 5396
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1637 1 Elul 5397

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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