Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4443 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8203
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8203 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 4440 | 1 Elul 8200 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4441 | 1 Elul 8201 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4442 | 1 Elul 8202 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4443 | 1 Elul 8203 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4444 | 1 Elul 8204 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4445 | 1 Elul 8205 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4446 | 1 Elul 8206 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4447 | 1 Elul 8207 |
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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