Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8953 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12713

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12713 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 8950 1 Elul 12710
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8951 1 Elul 12711
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8952 1 Elul 12712
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8953 1 Elul 12713
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8954 1 Elul 12714
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8955 1 Elul 12715
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8956 1 Elul 12716
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8957 1 Elul 12717

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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