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, which will be on Friday.
FYI, Rosh Chodesh Kislev has more options than any other month. It can be...

Sunday, Sunday/Monday, Tuesday, Tuesday/Wednesday, Thursday, Thursday/Friday, Friday -- 7 possibilities - but never on Shabbat. In other words, any day of the week can be one of the days of Rosh CHodesh Kislev, except for Shabbat. Rosh Chodesh Sivan cannot fall on Shabbat either, but it also cannot be a Monday or Thursday. The Rosh Chodesh of all the rest of the months can be on Shabbat.

ROSH CHODESH KISLEV YIH-YEH B'YOM SHISHI HABA ALEINU V'AL KOL YISRA'EL L'TOVA
The MOLAD takes place THU (Dec.1) 12h 16m 14p (11:56am Israel time)
HAMOLAD YIH-YEH B'YOM CHAMISHI SHESH ESREI DAKOT V'ARBAA ASAR CHALAKIM ACHAREI SHTEIM ESREI
In Rambam notation: HEI 18:302
Actual (astronomical) molad (new moon) is Thu. Dec. 1, 5:01pm

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