Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5243 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9003

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9003 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 5240 1 Elul 9000
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5241 1 Elul 9001
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5242 1 Elul 9002
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5243 1 Elul 9003
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5244 1 Elul 9004
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5245 1 Elul 9005
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5246 1 Elul 9006
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5247 1 Elul 9007

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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