Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8513 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12273

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12273 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 8510 1 Elul 12270
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8511 1 Elul 12271
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8512 1 Elul 12272
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8513 1 Elul 12273
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8514 1 Elul 12274
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8515 1 Elul 12275
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8516 1 Elul 12276
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8517 1 Elul 12277

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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