Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3153 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6913

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6913 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 3150 1 Elul 6910
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3151 1 Elul 6911
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3152 1 Elul 6912
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3153 1 Elul 6913
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3154 1 Elul 6914
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3155 1 Elul 6915
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3156 1 Elul 6916
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3157 1 Elul 6917

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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