Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7783 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11543

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11543 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 7780 1 Elul 11540
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7781 1 Elul 11541
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7782 1 Elul 11542
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7783 1 Elul 11543
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7784 1 Elul 11544
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7785 1 Elul 11545
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7786 1 Elul 11546
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7787 1 Elul 11547

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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