Today is the first of the two Rosh Chodesh ("Head of the Month") days for the month of Cheshvan (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 are added to the daily prayers: Hallel (Psalms 113-118) is recited -- in its "partial" form -- following the Shacharit morning prayer, and the Yaaleh V'yavo prayer is added to the Amidah and to Grace After Meals; the additional Musaf prayer is said (when Rosh Chodesh is Shabbat, special additions are made to the Shabbat Musaf). Tachnun (confession of sins) and similar prayers are omitted.
Many have the custom to mark Rosh Chodesh with a festive meal and reduced work activity. The latter custom is prevalent amongst women, who have a special affinity with Rosh Chodesh -- the month being the feminine aspect of the Jewish Calendar.
Links: The 29th Day; The Lunar Files
Ham saw his father, Noah, drunk and naked in his tent. What did he do? He went and told his brothers.
Shem and Yefet saw their father, took a blanket, and covered him without looking.
If you see what needs to be repaired and how to repair it,
then you have found a piece of the world that G‑d has left for you to complete.
If you only see what is wrong and how ugly it is,
then it is you yourself that needs repair.
In either case, it is impossible that you should ever see something and there is nothing you can do.