Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2963 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6723

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6723 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 2960 1 Elul 6720
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2961 1 Elul 6721
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2962 1 Elul 6722
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2963 1 Elul 6723
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2964 1 Elul 6724
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2965 1 Elul 6725
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2966 1 Elul 6726
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2967 1 Elul 6727

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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