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... Last week, I mentioned that many 7-day people would be saying Kiddush L’vana on last Motza’ei Shabbat, even though it was several hours short of 7 full days from the Molad. This is one opinion. The other opinion (which I think S’faradim follow) is that the 7 days are NOT cut short. I happened to have davened Maariv last Motza”Sh in a S’fardi shul and after davening, someone started to give out the K.L. sheets. The rabbi there stopped him and announced that they would be saying K.L. on the following (Sunday) night. (3-day people had their first op on the previous Wednesday night (the night before Shavuot). One way or the other, the last op for K.L. is 14 days, 18 hours 22 minutes after the Molad. That works out to 11:00pm this coming Sunday night. Motza’ei Shabbat would be much preferred, for those who haven’t said K.L. yet this month. [The
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