Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9953 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13713

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13713 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 9950 1 Elul 13710
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9951 1 Elul 13711
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9952 1 Elul 13712
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9953 1 Elul 13713
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9954 1 Elul 13714
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9955 1 Elul 13715
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9956 1 Elul 13716
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9957 1 Elul 13717

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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