Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2833 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6593

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6593 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 2830 1 Elul 6590
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2831 1 Elul 6591
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2832 1 Elul 6592
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2833 1 Elul 6593
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2834 1 Elul 6594
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2835 1 Elul 6595
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2836 1 Elul 6596
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2837 1 Elul 6597

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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