Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5413 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9173

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9173 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 5410 1 Elul 9170
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5411 1 Elul 9171
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5412 1 Elul 9172
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5413 1 Elul 9173
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5414 1 Elul 9174
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5415 1 Elul 9175
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5416 1 Elul 9176
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5417 1 Elul 9177

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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