Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8783 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12543

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12543 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 8780 1 Elul 12540
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8781 1 Elul 12541
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8782 1 Elul 12542
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8783 1 Elul 12543
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8784 1 Elul 12544
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8785 1 Elul 12545
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8786 1 Elul 12546
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8787 1 Elul 12547

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
by Michael Strassfeld

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