Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3743 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7503
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7503 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 3740 | 1 Elul 7500 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3741 | 1 Elul 7501 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3742 | 1 Elul 7502 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3743 | 1 Elul 7503 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3744 | 1 Elul 7504 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3745 | 1 Elul 7505 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3746 | 1 Elul 7506 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3747 | 1 Elul 7507 |
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
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