Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5663 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9423

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9423 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 5660 1 Elul 9420
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5661 1 Elul 9421
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5662 1 Elul 9422
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5663 1 Elul 9423
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5664 1 Elul 9424
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5665 1 Elul 9425
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5666 1 Elul 9426
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5667 1 Elul 9427

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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