#rosh chodesh

[chavastavitsky]

"In the West, they recite the following blessing: 'Blessed is the One who renews the months.' Our women recite this one too."

- Sanhedrin 42a:4

Was inspired to do some art based on my deep dives into moon rituals lately :)

[thejewitches]

Fish Head: Rosh Hashanah means head of the year. Rosh = head, ha = the, shanah = year. We eat the heads of various animals to symbolize the head of the new year. Vegans/vegetarians may also eat a head of cabbage or lettuce.

Figs: Figs are one of the sacred foods.

Leeks: One of the Simanim, represents asking for protection and cutting our enemies off.

Pomegranates: One of the sacred foods, pomegranates are believed to contain 613 kernels, representing the mitzvot as well as fertility and bounty.

Apples: Eaten to bring sweetness to the new year, typically dipped in honey or baked into a cake.

Honey: While it was historically date honey, honey is believed to be a sacred food. It is eaten at the new year to bring in sweetness. Often baked into a cake.

Dates: One of our sacred foods, eaten to bring sweetness to the new year.

The Ocean: At Tashlikh, we cast our sins into the depths. We use living waters, like the great sea.

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4 September 2024 - 1 Elul 5784

Yes, today is Rosh Hashana LaBehemot

Rosh Hashanah LaBehemot is the “New Years for Domesticated Animals.” During the days of the temple it was a day for shepherds to determine which of their animals were to be tithed. In modern times the festival has been revived to raise awareness for animal welfare, and for the mitzvah of tza'ar ba'alei chayim — to avoid the suffering of living creatures.

Today is also Rosh Chodesh Elul

Rosh Chodesh is a minor holiday observed at the start of each month! Holidays to anticipate in Elul: Minor Holidays: Rosh Hashanah LaBehemot on 1 Elul Erev Rosh Hashanah on 29 Elul

[mossadspypigeon]

i have a lot to share for this shabbat because it’s rosh chodesh nisan!!!

our parsha is pekudei, which talks about the construction of the mishkan and the garments for the kohen gadol and kohanim:

💙💙💙

https://torah.org/torah-portion/ravfrand-5762-vayakhel/

[maxinemartinsdrill]

I think rosh chodesh yomtov for women should be brought back

[girlactionfigure]

IDF soldiers commemorating Rosh Chodesh (the new month) in Gaza this morning.

Uri Gobey

[zionistgirlie]

Dear Jews and non-jews:

Happy Rosh Chodesh Adar!!!!! Have a joyful month, may everything flip up for the better. משנכנס אדר מרבין בשמחה! Lots of Simcha!!!

(Do you already have a custom planned? I think about buying a Batman sweatshirt)

[magnetothemagnificent]

A cool Dvar Torah I read:

Parshat HaChodesh, the New Moon, and Eclipses!

This Shabbat we read a special section from the Torah called Parshat Hachodesh. It is the story of the Mitzvah of Rosh Chodesh, that we track, observe and celebrate the new moon each and every month. Since the day that G-d commanded Moshe regarding this Mitzvah, two weeks before the grand Exodus from Egyptian slavery, we have kept a close eye on the moon, looking out for that celestial monthly moment of rebirth that G-d showed Moshe that early evening in Egypt. In the Torah, our holidays - Passover, Sukkot, Yom Kippur etc. - are prescribed to happen on a certain day following the new moon: "the fifteenth day after the new moon", "the tenth day after the new moon" and so on. Meaning, that if we wish to celebrate these festivals, we need to keep track of the lunar cycle, even if no one else on Earth gives it a second thought. Along the way, the Jewish people have come to identify with the moon. We can empathize with the moon's ups and downs, so similar to our own history. One moment we're shining bright, the next moment we're so oppressed and persecuted that casual observers have often written us off, predicting our extinction, G-d forbid. And yet the next moment, to their disbelief, we're back, reborn out of the darkness, and growing stronger every day. It's notable that G-d interrupted the flow of events leading up to the Exodus to tell Moshe about Rosh Chodesh. Not only because it seems to be unrelated to what was happening then, but also because by giving that Mitzvah right then, it meant that it would given in Egypt, the darkest spiritual locale in the world. G-d could have waited a couple of weeks until we were out of that spiritual wasteland and told us about Rosh Chodesh in the desert. Why the rush? * Everyone's talking about the eclipse happening Monday afternoon - The Great North American Eclipse. It's a major event that will have millions of people looking up to the Heavens, an event that will not happen again in the USA until 2044. Now, solar eclipses only happen around the new moon. Monday night and Tuesday, Jews will observe Rosh Chodesh. And not just any Rosh Chodesh, but the annual Rosh Chodesh of all Rosh Chodeshes - the first Rosh Chodesh of the year. This means that Monday is the day before rebirth, the day when the moon is at its very lowest, darkest point, the moment that symbolizes the most difficult, challenging times of the Jewish People. And so it turns out that precisely in its smallest, weakest moment, the moon looms largest: it can even eclipse the mighty light of the sun. Is this not our story exactly? Is this not precisely why G-d told this to Moshe in Egypt, in our place of misery and suffering? During the last new moon of our centuries-long sojourn in Egypt, G-d shows Moshe the truth about the miracle of Jewish rebirth and eternity. In the place of our pain, before the redemption, in the midst of the uncertainty, G-d stops everything and tells us to look up at the moon, see our story in the moon's story, and discover in the moon a solid friend, an eternal gentle reminder that it will be okay, that no matter what, Am Yisrael Chai forever. And better yet, as Monday's eclipse shows, our darkest moments are when we shine brightest and loom largest, as we begin the great turnaround, the journey from darkness to light. This Monday will be the 3,336th anniversary of the day G-d showed Moshe the moon. How perfect. During these painful days of antisemitism, the sun, 400 times bigger than the moon, is eclipsed by it. Far from tottering or faltering, the Jewish People are stronger than ever. Precisely when casual observers report us missing, that's when we shine. L'Chaim, brothers and sisters. Our best days lay just ahead. So in the words of the Lecha Dodi which we'll all be singing in just a few hours: "Wake up, wake up! Your light is coming, rise and shine! Time to wake up and say your song, because G-d's glory is revealed upon you."

by Rabbi Eli Friedman, Chabad Calabasas CA

[zebratoys]

ערב רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ נִיסָן חֹדֶשׁ טוֹב וּמְבֹרָךְ עֲדַת בְּנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל אָמֵן ♡ הַלְלוּיָהּ Rosh Chodesh Nisan Tov Good Blessings Amen.

[askjumblr]

Liturgy question: when Rosh Chodesh falls on a Sunday, what adjustments, if any, are there to a traditional Shabbat morning service on the Saturday that precedes Rosh Chodesh?

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[transition-with-the-torah]

Goals for Sivan 5785:

1) Obligatory reminder to future-me that I need to continue filling in my 2025 planner.

2) Finish out Sefirat Ha'Omer.

3) Do something for Shavuot.

4) Even with J101 class being over, it probably wouldn't hurt to still try to do the weekly parshah reading.

[thejewitches]

Rosh Chodesh Kislev

December 1st, 11:00 AM (PST). A Virtual (Zoom) Ritual & Talk

Sliding scale donations, $8-36

This Kislev, we'll meet to usher in the new month of Rosh Chodesh beneath the Full Moon. Kislev is the month of sleep and dreams, a break from the bitterness of the previous month of Cheshvan. In Kislev, we celebrate the miracle of light and the majesty of the Daughter.

During our Rosh Chodesh gathering, we will learn about Rosh Chodesh, the month of Kislev, discuss Channukah, engage in a ritual, and recite tkines, and prayers. 

Open to all Jews, wherever you may be on your journey.

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1 November 2024 - 30 Tishrei 5785

Yes, today is Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan Rosh Chodesh is a minor holiday observed at the start of each month! Holidays to anticipate in Cheshvan: Major Holidays: Sigd on 29 Cheshvan. Tomorrow is Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan. Shabbat begins at sundown.

[mossadspypigeon]

shavua tov and chodesh tov!! it’s still rosh chodesh:

💙✨

[greco-roman-jewess]

Today I was like “it’s the middle of Iyyar why is the moon almost full?”

YOU KNOW LIKE AN IDIOT

Then I remembered that Rosh Chodesh is the new moon not the full moon

WHICH YOU KNOW MAKES SENSE

Anyway thank you Hashem for the beautiful almost full moon

[girlactionfigure]

Today is Rosh Chodesh (the new month) and so IDF combat soldiers in Gaza read from the Torah during morning prayers

A beautiful sight.