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... With the molad of Tevet being this past Sunday at 3:07am, we count 3 full days for the earliest time for Kiddush L'vana this month. That brings us to early Wednesday morning. Although it is still nighttime, with dawn still a couple of hours away, there is no moon then; the moon had set on Tuesday night at 7:12. Therefore, the first opportunity for KL is Wednesday evening after dark. Many people will say KL on Motza"Sh (weather-permitting), including people who usually wait for 7 days after the molad, but accept the practice of taking the opportunity a bit early during the winter, when that op is Motza"Sh. Others hold a strict 7-day
rule, no matter what. Their first op this month is Sunday night, December
19th. [The
Parshat Vayigash Homepage]
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