Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1853 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5613

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5613 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 1850 1 Elul 5610
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1851 1 Elul 5611
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1852 1 Elul 5612
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1853 1 Elul 5613
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1854 1 Elul 5614
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1855 1 Elul 5615
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1856 1 Elul 5616
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1857 1 Elul 5617

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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The Jewish Holidays
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