Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7113 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 10873

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 10873 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 7110 1 Elul 10870
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7111 1 Elul 10871
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7112 1 Elul 10872
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7113 1 Elul 10873
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7114 1 Elul 10874
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7115 1 Elul 10875
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7116 1 Elul 10876
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7117 1 Elul 10877

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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