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... We're passed the Kiddush L'vana deadline for this month, but something mentioned last week, "demanded" a more accurate statement. The following is presented because of the common practice and preference to say KL on Motza'ei Shabbat. For Minhag Yerushalayim, the first opportunity for KL is 3 full days after the announced molad. Last opportunity is 14 days 18 hours 22 minutes after the molad. That's a window of opportunity of a bit more than 11¾ days for KL each month. That means there will be one or two Motza'Sh opportunities for KL in any month, slightly more often two than one. For the 7 days after the molad minhag, the window is only a bit more than 7¾ days, making it very rare to have more than one Motza"Sh shot at KL. [The
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