A weekly feature of Torah Tidbits to help clarify practical and conceptual aspects of the Jewish Calendar, thereby better fulfilling the mitzva of HaChodesh HaZeh Lachem... The Molad of Elul was last Sunday morning. This past Wednesday was the first opportunity for Kiddush L'vana according to Minhag Yerushalayim. Many (most) people will say K.L. this Motza'ei Shabbat, Sho'f'tim, August 25th. Even people who usually wait for 7 days after the Molad can say it this Motza'ei Shabbat, with the 7-day mark on Sunday morning. (Some 7-day people keep to a full 7-days, no matter what.) Remember to say L'DAVID (Ps. 27) at the end of Shacharit and Maariv or Mincha (according to your Nusach). We say it exactly 100 times a year. Must be something significant in that. S'faradim have begin Slichot already. Ashkenazim will begin on Motza'ei Shabbat Parshat Ki Tavo, September 8th. We've got 8 days of pre-Rosh HaShana Slichot this year. That's the most possible. [The Sho'f'tim Homepage]
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