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... Here's the Kiddush L'vana story for Cheshvan. The Molad was back on Wednesday morning, October 17. Three days later was Shabbat morning (No'ach), which made last Motza'ei Shabbat the best opportunity for K.L. according to Minhag Yerushalayim. Those who follow the opinion that K.L. is not said until after 7 full days after the Molad had their first opportunity on Wednesday night, October 24. That makes this Motza'ei Shabbat perfect for those who wait for the Motza'ei Shabbat after 7 days from the Molad. Last op for K.L. is half a Molad-to-Molad from the last Molad. From one Molad to the next is 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes, and on "part". Half of that is 14d 18h 22m. Added to WED (Oct.17) 10h 49m 17p, we get to THU (Nov.1) 5h 12m, which means that one will still be able to say K.L. almost all Wednesday night, Oct. 31, until 4:51am, Israel Winter Time. Adjust as needed. [The Lech L'cha Homepage]
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