Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5113 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8873

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8873 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 5110 1 Elul 8870
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5111 1 Elul 8871
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5112 1 Elul 8872
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5113 1 Elul 8873
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5114 1 Elul 8874
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5115 1 Elul 8875
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5116 1 Elul 8876
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5117 1 Elul 8877

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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