WORD OF THE MONTH 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... As mentioned last week, the 3-day GR"A minhag people say Kiddush L'vana from 3 days (72 hours) after the molad. The announced molad (that's the one that determines the timing for K.L.) was Sunday afternoon. 3 days later was Wednesday afternoon, making the first opportunity, Wednesday night, November 29th. (Some people will have protested that it was only the eve of the third of the month, but K.L. does not follow the days of the month - it follows the molad and nigud.) Motza'ei Shabbat, Dec. 2, is the best choice of those that say KL specifically on Motza"Sh, although it will be too early for those who follow the opinion that seven days must past from the molad before KL can be said. There is also an opinion that during the nice weather of the summer they wait for 7 days, but during the often cloudy/rainy nights of the winter, they will say KL earlier. [The Toldot Homepage]
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