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 Tevet, which is THU and FRI during Chanuka. When Kislev has 30 days (its regular count), there are two days RCh Tevet (74.5% of years, including this year). The 6th candle is always Rosh Chodesh.

ROSH CHODESH TEVET YIH-YEH B'YOM CHAMISHI UVYOM SHISHI HABA
ALEINU V'AL KOL YISRA'EL L'TOVA:

The molad of Tevet is WED 9h 49m 9p

HAMOLAD YIH-YEH BYOM RVII, ARBAIIM V’TEISHA DAKOT V’TISHA CHALAKIM
ACHAREI TEISHA BABOKER

This corresponds to WED Dec.20, 9:29am
Israel time (adjustable for diff. locations)
In Rambam notation: wed 15:891
The actual (astronomical) molad is WED 4:01pm

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