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... Winter means cloudy or rainy nights, the frequency of which varying from location to location. Depending upon where you live, this can result in not being able to say Kiddush L'vana for many nights in a row. This month, the calculated deadline for Kiddush L'vana is Shabbat morning (8:45 to be specific). This means that the last opportunity for K.L. is all Friday night. Most authorities agree that one does not generally say K.L. on Leil Shabbat or Leil Yom Tov. However, if the last op for K.L. is Leil Shabbat (or Yom Tov - that can happen with Pesach or Sukkot), then one DOES say K.L. rather than missing out on the bracha altogether. What if Leil Shabbat is the next to the last op? Here there is a dispute: some say you can say it on Leil Shabbat; others say no. If it happens, ask a Rav. [The
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