Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2183 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5943

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5943 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall 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 2180 1 Elul 5940
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2181 1 Elul 5941
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2182 1 Elul 5942
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2183 1 Elul 5943
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2184 1 Elul 5944
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2185 1 Elul 5945
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2186 1 Elul 5946
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2187 1 Elul 5947

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
by Michael Strassfeld

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