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 we bench Rosh Chodesh Adar Alef. In the time of Sanhedrin (past & future), the month is called ADAR and if the year is to be intercalated, then the following month is also called ADAR. The designation of ALEF & BET and RISHON & SHENI is a fixed calendar convention.
ROSH CHODESH ADAR RISHON YIH-YEH B'YOM R'VI'I UV'YOM CHAMISHI HABA ALEINU V'AL KOL YISRA'EL L'TOVA
The molad is WED 4h 56m 4p (4:35am)
HAMOLAD YIH-YEH B'YOM R'VI'I, CHAMISHIM VASHESH DAKOT V'ARBA'A CHALAKIM ACHAREI ARBA BABOKER
In Rambam notation: 14:1012
The actual (astronomical) molad is WED 9 FEB 00:28 (4 hrs. earlier)

When there is Rosh Chodesh Adar Rishon, it is Sun-Mon 28½% of the time; Tue-Wed, 27%; Wed-Thu (this year), 10½%; Fri-SHA, 34%

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