Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8733 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12493

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12493 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 8730 1 Elul 12490
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8731 1 Elul 12491
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8732 1 Elul 12492
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8733 1 Elul 12493
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8734 1 Elul 12494
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8735 1 Elul 12495
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8736 1 Elul 12496
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8737 1 Elul 12497

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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