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Rosh Chodesh: (lit. “head of the month”) one or two semi-festive days marking the beginning of each month Related Topics Shabbat Mevarchim (11) Rosh Chodesh (52) Lunar time (23) Kiddush Hachodesh ("Sanctification of the Month") (36) Molad, The (7) Kiddush Levanah (16) Jews Commanded 1st Mitzvah (Event) 1313 BCE 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 mo... Jewish Practice » Jewish Calendar » Adar » Adar 29 » Jewish History Rosh Chodesh Observances (Event) Today is the first of the two days of Rosh Chodesh (“Head of the Month”) 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 portion... Jewish Practice » Jewish Calendar » Av » Av 30 » Laws & Customs

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