Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7163 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 10923

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 10923 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 7160 1 Elul 10920
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7161 1 Elul 10921
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7162 1 Elul 10922
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7163 1 Elul 10923
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7164 1 Elul 10924
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7165 1 Elul 10925
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7166 1 Elul 10926
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7167 1 Elul 10927

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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