Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 853 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4613

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4613 began on and ended 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 850 1 Elul 4610
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 851 1 Elul 4611
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 852 1 Elul 4612
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 853 1 Elul 4613
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 854 1 Elul 4614
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 855 1 Elul 4615
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 856 1 Elul 4616
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 857 1 Elul 4617

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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The Jewish Holidays
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