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...

Many people wait until after Shavuot (this year, after Shabbat as well) to say Kiddush
L'vana for Sivan. In fact, Motza'ei Shabbat also satisfies the opinion to wait until the moon is a full 7 days old before saying KL. Machzorim for Shavuot end with Kiddush L'vana. It is a very wide- spread practice.
However, the strict Minhag Yerushalayim KL sayers will tenaciously stick to the "first op is the best op" and say KL from 3 full days after the molad... always (weather permitting). This includes Tishrei, Sivan, and Av, the months in which KL is popularly held over to follow Yom Kippur, Shavuot, and Tish'a b'Av respectively.
First op for KL (Minhag Yer.) is/was Tuesday night, May 30th, eve of the 4th of Sivan.

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