Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2723 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6483

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6483 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 2720 1 Elul 6480
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2721 1 Elul 6481
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2722 1 Elul 6482
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2723 1 Elul 6483
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2724 1 Elul 6484
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2725 1 Elul 6485
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2726 1 Elul 6486
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2727 1 Elul 6487

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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