Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8483 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12243

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12243 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 8480 1 Elul 12240
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8481 1 Elul 12241
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8482 1 Elul 12242
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8483 1 Elul 12243
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8484 1 Elul 12244
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8485 1 Elul 12245
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8486 1 Elul 12246
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8487 1 Elul 12247

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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