Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1183 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4943

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4943 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 1180 1 Elul 4940
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1181 1 Elul 4941
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1182 1 Elul 4942
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1183 1 Elul 4943
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1184 1 Elul 4944
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1185 1 Elul 4945
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1186 1 Elul 4946
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1187 1 Elul 4947

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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