Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3003 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6763
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6763 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
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3000 | 1 Elul 6760 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3001 | 1 Elul 6761 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3002 | 1 Elul 6762 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3003 | 1 Elul 6763 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3004 | 1 Elul 6764 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3005 | 1 Elul 6765 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3006 | 1 Elul 6766 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3007 | 1 Elul 6767 |
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- “Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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