Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4923 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8683

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8683 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 4920 1 Elul 8680
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4921 1 Elul 8681
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4922 1 Elul 8682
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4923 1 Elul 8683
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4924 1 Elul 8684
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4925 1 Elul 8685
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4926 1 Elul 8686
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4927 1 Elul 8687

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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