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... 

The Molad of Nissan was on Wed. April 2, 12:42am, Israel Summer time.
First opportunity for Kiddush L’vana according to Minhag Yerushalayim is after 3 full days from the Molad. That means that the first (and best) time for K.L. is this Motza’ei Shabbat, April 5th.

The other prevalent practice is to wait until seven full days have passed since the Molad. For this opinion, the first op will be Wednesday night, April 9th.

Just as Rosh HaShana is a good time for doing T’shuva and turning over a new leaf, when it comes to K.L., the best time to make or renew a commitment is during the month of Nissan, the Rosh haShana for months.
G-d gave a special gift to Bnei Yisrael - our calendar, with is lunar-based. Saying K.L. is one way of thanking Him.

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