Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 623 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4383

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4383 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 620 1 Elul 4380
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 621 1 Elul 4381
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 622 1 Elul 4382
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 623 1 Elul 4383
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 624 1 Elul 4384
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 625 1 Elul 4385
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 626 1 Elul 4386
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 627 1 Elul 4387

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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