Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2703 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6463
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6463 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 2700 | 1 Elul 6460 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2701 | 1 Elul 6461 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2702 | 1 Elul 6462 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2703 | 1 Elul 6463 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2704 | 1 Elul 6464 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2705 | 1 Elul 6465 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2706 | 1 Elul 6466 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2707 | 1 Elul 6467 |
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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