Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5943 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9703
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9703 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
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5940 | 1 Elul 9700 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5941 | 1 Elul 9701 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5942 | 1 Elul 9702 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5943 | 1 Elul 9703 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5944 | 1 Elul 9704 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5945 | 1 Elul 9705 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5946 | 1 Elul 9706 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5947 | 1 Elul 9707 |
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
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