Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4933 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8693

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8693 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 4930 1 Elul 8690
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4931 1 Elul 8691
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4932 1 Elul 8692
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4933 1 Elul 8693
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4934 1 Elul 8694
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4935 1 Elul 8695
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4936 1 Elul 8696
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4937 1 Elul 8697

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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