Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2443 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6203
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6203 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
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2440 | 1 Elul 6200 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2441 | 1 Elul 6201 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2442 | 1 Elul 6202 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2443 | 1 Elul 6203 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2444 | 1 Elul 6204 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2445 | 1 Elul 6205 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2446 | 1 Elul 6206 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2447 | 1 Elul 6207 |
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- “Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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