Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2013 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5773

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5773 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 2010 1 Elul 5770
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2011 1 Elul 5771
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2012 1 Elul 5772
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2013 1 Elul 5773
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2014 1 Elul 5774
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2015 1 Elul 5775
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2016 1 Elul 5776
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2017 1 Elul 5777

References

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

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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