Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2753 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6513

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6513 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 2750 1 Elul 6510
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2751 1 Elul 6511
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2752 1 Elul 6512
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2753 1 Elul 6513
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2754 1 Elul 6514
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2755 1 Elul 6515
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2756 1 Elul 6516
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2757 1 Elul 6517

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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