Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 963 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4723

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4723 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 960 1 Elul 4720
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 961 1 Elul 4721
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 962 1 Elul 4722
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 963 1 Elul 4723
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 964 1 Elul 4724
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 965 1 Elul 4725
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 966 1 Elul 4726
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 967 1 Elul 4727

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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