Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1813 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5573

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5573 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 1810 1 Elul 5570
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1811 1 Elul 5571
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1812 1 Elul 5572
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1813 1 Elul 5573
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1814 1 Elul 5574
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1815 1 Elul 5575
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1816 1 Elul 5576
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1817 1 Elul 5577

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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