Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 593 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4353

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4353 began on and ended 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 590 1 Elul 4350
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 591 1 Elul 4351
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 592 1 Elul 4352
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 593 1 Elul 4353
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 594 1 Elul 4354
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 595 1 Elul 4355
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 596 1 Elul 4356
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 597 1 Elul 4357

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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