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 Sheni, which will be next Friday and Shabbat. The Shabbat we "bench" and announce the coming of the Adar that precedes Nissan is most often Shabbat Parshat Sh'kalim. Not this year, because Rosh Chodesh is Shabbat. So next Shabbat will be a 3-Torah Shabbat. Meanwhile...

ROSH CHODESH ADAR SHENI YIH-YEH B'YOM SHISHI UVYOM SHABBAT KODESH HABA ALEINU V'AL KOL YISRA'EL L'TOVA
The molad is THU 17h 40m 5p (5:19pm)
HAMOLAD YIH-YEH B'YOM CHAMISHI ARBA'IM DAKOT VACHAMISHA CHALAKIM ACHAREI CHAMEISH BATZAHARAYIM
In Rambam notation: THURSDAY 23:725
Actual molad: THU, Mar. 10, 11:10am

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