Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4323 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8083

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8083 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 4320 1 Elul 8080
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4321 1 Elul 8081
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4322 1 Elul 8082
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4323 1 Elul 8083
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4324 1 Elul 8084
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4325 1 Elul 8085
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4326 1 Elul 8086
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4327 1 Elul 8087

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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