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... First opportunity for Kiddush L’vana for the 3-day after the molad minhag, was Wed. night, Sep. 7th. KL this month for 7 days after the molad people, is complicated. Some hold 7 full days under all circumstances. For them, first KL this month is Motza”Sh, Sep. 10, from 10:43pm on. Some will say KL on the 7th night, even before the exact time of 7 full days. Some will do that in the winter, when frequent clouds might make KL difficult to "catch”. Some will do so on Motza’ei Shabbat. Some will do so on Motza”Sh in the wintertime only. Tachlis: Say KL this Motza”Sh after Maariv unless you are a strict 7-day minhag no exception person. Then you must wait until 10:43pm. [Or unless you’ve said it already from Wed. Sep. 7, following the 3-day after the molad Minhag Yerushalayim.] [The
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