Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2903 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6663

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6663 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 2900 1 Elul 6660
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2901 1 Elul 6661
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2902 1 Elul 6662
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2903 1 Elul 6663
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2904 1 Elul 6664
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2905 1 Elul 6665
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2906 1 Elul 6666
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2907 1 Elul 6667

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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