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

Rosh Chodesh Observances Event

Today is the first of the two Rosh Chodesh ("Head of the Month") days for the month of Elul (when a month has 30 days, both the last day of the month and the first day of the following month serve as the following month's Rosh Chodesh). Special portions ...

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Jews Commanded 1st Mitzvah 1313 BCE Event

Shortly before sundown on the 29th of Adar, G-d commanded Moses regarding the mitzvah of sanctifying the crescent new moon and establishing a lunar calendar. This is the first mitzvah the Jews were given as a nation. Moses had difficulty envisaging the ...

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