Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1683 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5443

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5443 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 1680 1 Elul 5440
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1681 1 Elul 5441
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1682 1 Elul 5442
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1683 1 Elul 5443
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1684 1 Elul 5444
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1685 1 Elul 5445
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1686 1 Elul 5446
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1687 1 Elul 5447

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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