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 Adar, which will be on Sunday and Monday, i.e. Machar Yom Rishon and Yom Sheni. Even though it is Erev Rosh Chodesh on Shabbat, we do not read the MACHAR CHODESH haftara, but rather we stay with the special haftara for Sh'kalim. See Haftara in the Sedra Summary for further clarification.

ROSH CHODESH ADAR YIH-YEH MACHAR B'YOM RISHON UVYOM SHEINI HABA ALEINU V'AL KOL YISRA'EL L'TOVA:
The molad is Shabbat 11h 17m 11p, 10:57am Israel Standard Time

HAMOLAD YIH-YEH HAYOM, SHABBAT KODESH, SH'VA ESREI DAKOT V’ACHAD ASAR CHALAKIM ACHAREI ACHAT ESREI [Shabbat 11h 17m 11p, 10:57 Israel Standard Time]
Molad in Rambam notation: SHAB 17: 317
The actual (astronomical) molad of Adar is Motza"Sh, 6:14pm (more than 7 hours after the announced molad)
First op for KL Tue. night, eve of 3 Adar, Motza"Sh Feb.24 for 7-day people

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