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...

Remember the slogan, Don't Worry, Be Happy? Well, this Shabbat, it's Get Ready to be Happy! MISHENICHNAS ADAR MARIM B'SIMCHA
This Shabbat we bench Rosh Chodesh Adar, which will be on Sunday and Monday.
ROSH CHODESH ADAR YIH-YEH MACHAR B'YOM RISHON UV-YOM SHEINI HABA ALEINU V'AL KOL YISRA'EL L'TOVA
The molad will have taken place by the time we bench Rosh Chodesh, so note the use of HAYA, not the usual YIHYEH.
HAMOLAD HAYA ETMOL BALAYLA, LEIL SHABBAT, SHEVA DAKOT V'ASARA CHALAKIM ACHAREI SHMONEH
The molad of Adar is Fri. night (Feb. 20) 8h 7m 10p (which is 7:47pm)
In Rambam notation: ZAYIN 2:136
Astronomical molad: FRI 11:18am

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