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...

This Shabbat, Shabbat Chanuka (first of two), we bench Rosh Chodesh Tevet, which will be on Thursday (30 Kislev) and Friday (1 Tevet).
ROSH CHODESH TEVET Y'HIYEH B'YOM CHAMISHI UVYOM SHISHI HABA ALEINU V'AL KOL YISRA'EL L'TOVA
By the way, U'L'MACHRATO should not be used for every 2-day Rosh Codesh - only when Rosh Chodesh is the following Shabbat and its morrow, Sunday.
HAMOLAD Y'HIYEH B'YOM SHLISHI, SHLOSHIM V'TEISHA DAKOT U'SHEMONA CHALAKIM ACHAREI SHEISH B'EREV
TUE 18h 39m 8p, which is TUE 6:18pm
Rambam would say: DALET: 0h 710p
The astronomical (actual) molada.k.a. "new moon" is on Tuesday morning, December 23rd, 11:43am
First K.L. Motza"Sh Chanuka, Dec. 27

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