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...

Av has 30 days in our fixed calendar, so Elul has 2 days Rosh Chodesh, which we "bench" this Shabbat. Rosh Chodesh will be on TUE/WED.
ROSH CHODESH ELUL YIH-YEH B'YOM SHLISHI UVYOM R'VI'I HABA ALEINU V'AL KOL YISRA'EL L'TOVA
The Molad will a little after midnight between Sunday & Monday, 0h 31m 16p
HAMOLAD YIH-YEH B'YOM SHENI, SHLOSHIM VAACHAT DAKOT V'SHISHA-ASAR CHALAKIM ACHAREI CHATZOT HA'LAYLA
That translates to 1:07am Monday, Israel Daylight Time.
In Rambam notation: Sheni 6:574
The actual (astronomical) molad (a.k.a. new moon) will be Monday 4:24am
Shofar begins on Wednesday, as does the saying of Psalm 27 - L'DAVID

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