Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5163 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8923

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8923 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 5160 1 Elul 8920
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5161 1 Elul 8921
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5162 1 Elul 8922
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5163 1 Elul 8923
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5164 1 Elul 8924
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5165 1 Elul 8925
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5166 1 Elul 8926
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5167 1 Elul 8927

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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