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 Nisan, the first of the months of the year, month wise. It will be on Thursday, March 30th.

ROSH CHODESH NISAN YIH-YEH B'YOM CHAMISHI HABA ALEINU V'AL KOL YISRA'EL L'TOVA
The Molad will be on Wednesday 15h 13m 0p (2:52pm)

HAMOLAD YIH-YEH B'YOM R'VI'I, SHALOSH ESREI DAKOT ACHAREI SHALOSH BA'TZA'HARAYIM
In Rambam notation: Wednesday 21: 234

The actual (astronomical) Molad is Wednesday, March 29th, 12:15pm

Only month always "benched" with 2 Sifrei Torah (HaChodesh or Para) Appropriate for Nisan, n'est-ce pas?
FYI: Always one day Rosh Chodesh: Shvat, Nissan, Sivan, and Av. Always two days: Cheshvan, Adar (regular, Alef, Bet), Iyar, Tammuz, Elul. Sometimes one day, sometimes two: Kislev, Tevet.

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