Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 193 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 3953

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 3953 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 190 1 Elul 3950
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 191 1 Elul 3951
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 192 1 Elul 3952
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 193 1 Elul 3953
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 194 1 Elul 3954
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 195 1 Elul 3955
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 196 1 Elul 3956
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 197 1 Elul 3957

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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