Rosh Chodesh

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Rosh Chodesh: (lit. “head of the month”) one or two semi-festive days marking the beginning of each month

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The Lunar Cycle The Jewish calendar is based on lunar cycles. The lunar cycle which the Jewish calendar follows is called a synodic month—not to be confused with the sidereal month, the amount of time it takes for the moon to complete an orbit around the ...

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