Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8123 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11883

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11883 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 8120 1 Elul 11880
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8121 1 Elul 11881
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8122 1 Elul 11882
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8123 1 Elul 11883
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8124 1 Elul 11884
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8125 1 Elul 11885
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8126 1 Elul 11886
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8127 1 Elul 11887

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
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