Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9843 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13603

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13603 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 9840 1 Elul 13600
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9841 1 Elul 13601
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9842 1 Elul 13602
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9843 1 Elul 13603
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9844 1 Elul 13604
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9845 1 Elul 13605
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9846 1 Elul 13606
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9847 1 Elul 13607

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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