Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4223 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7983

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7983 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 4220 1 Elul 7980
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4221 1 Elul 7981
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4222 1 Elul 7982
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4223 1 Elul 7983
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4224 1 Elul 7984
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4225 1 Elul 7985
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4226 1 Elul 7986
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4227 1 Elul 7987

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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