Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1523 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5283

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5283 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 1520 1 Elul 5280
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1521 1 Elul 5281
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1522 1 Elul 5282
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1523 1 Elul 5283
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1524 1 Elul 5284
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1525 1 Elul 5285
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1526 1 Elul 5286
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1527 1 Elul 5287

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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