Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 953 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4713

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4713 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 950 1 Elul 4710
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 951 1 Elul 4711
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 952 1 Elul 4712
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 953 1 Elul 4713
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 954 1 Elul 4714
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 955 1 Elul 4715
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 956 1 Elul 4716
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 957 1 Elul 4717

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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