Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3143 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6903

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6903 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 3140 1 Elul 6900
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3141 1 Elul 6901
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3142 1 Elul 6902
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3143 1 Elul 6903
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3144 1 Elul 6904
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3145 1 Elul 6905
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3146 1 Elul 6906
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3147 1 Elul 6907

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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