Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1913 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5673

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5673 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 1910 1 Elul 5670
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1911 1 Elul 5671
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1912 1 Elul 5672
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1913 1 Elul 5673
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1914 1 Elul 5674
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1915 1 Elul 5675
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1916 1 Elul 5676
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1917 1 Elul 5677

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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The Jewish Holidays
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