Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6863 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 10623

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 10623 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 6860 1 Elul 10620
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6861 1 Elul 10621
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6862 1 Elul 10622
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6863 1 Elul 10623
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6864 1 Elul 10624
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6865 1 Elul 10625
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6866 1 Elul 10626
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6867 1 Elul 10627

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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