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... 

With the Molad of Tammuz occurring on last Sunday afternoon, earliest time for Kiddush L’vana according to Minhag Yerushalayim was Wednesday night, July 2nd.
Those who follow the 7-full-days-after- the-Molad opinion will have their first op on Sunday night, July 6th.
Those who wait for Motza’ei Shabbat and accept that K.L. can be said before 7 full days, will say K.L. this Motza’ei Shabbat, July 5th.
There are different opinions as to when to say K.L. based on how strong the Motza”Sh factor is considered and how strong the 7-day factor is considered.
Minhag Yerushalayim is 3 days after the Molad, even if you’d only have to wait two or three days for Motza’ei Shabbat. But other minhagim give different weight to different factors.

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