Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 173 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 3933

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 3933 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 170 1 Elul 3930
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 171 1 Elul 3931
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 172 1 Elul 3932
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 173 1 Elul 3933
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 174 1 Elul 3934
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 175 1 Elul 3935
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 176 1 Elul 3936
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 177 1 Elul 3937

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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