Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4913 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8673

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8673 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 4910 1 Elul 8670
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4911 1 Elul 8671
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4912 1 Elul 8672
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4913 1 Elul 8673
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4914 1 Elul 8674
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4915 1 Elul 8675
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4916 1 Elul 8676
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4917 1 Elul 8677

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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