#rosh chodesh

[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.

[maimonidesnutz]

Chodesh Tov!!

[istodayajewishholiday]

9 April 2024 - 1 Nisan 5784

Yes, today is Rosh Chodesh Nisan, the first of the month of Nisan!

Holidays to anticipate in Nisan:

Major Holidays Passover from 15-22 Nisan (April 22 - 30)

Minor Holidays Ta’anit Bechorot on 14 Nisan (April 22) Counting of the Omer starting 16 Nisan (April 24)

Special Shabbatot HaGadol on 12 Nissan (April 19-20)

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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

[jewish-culture-is]

Jewish Culture is being happy it's Rosh Chodesh Kislev WAHOO!

(translation: rosh chodesh - first day of the month, celebrated like a mini new year. Kislev is the month of Hannukah similar to how October is halloween month)

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[widthofmytongue]

THIS is happening. The empire is falling. Materialism is falling. We are rising. We must continue to rise. We are at the end of something, and also at the beginning.

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South African apartheid fell in my lifetime, after many, many years of fierce, unwavering resistance. The Zionist-war-machine will fall too. The US-empire will fall. It is falling, falling fast, and we are helping it to fall with our fierce, unwavering resistance. Perhaps the eclipse is here to help us, by revealing to us what must be released in service of what is dying and what is ready to be born. Perhaps Pesach is here to help us by reminding us of the process of getting free. Perhaps this year we will truly understand the message of Pesach - that getting free is only getting free if we do it together.

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Goals for Kislev 5784:

Continue using notes for a local-ish conversion class to inform reading choices, and add in two more recommended books to read in chunks and/or re-read along the way:

-- "Living a Jewish Life: Jewish Traditions, Customs and Values for Today's Families" by Anita Diamant & Howard Cooper.

-- "The Jewish Way: Living the Holidays" by Irving Greenberg.

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Jewish Holiday Tournament Round 2

Even though Round 1 is not complete, since all the polls are dramatically split I'm moving on to Round 2 in order to get back on schedule and finish the final round before Shabbat. But, votes in round 1 still count — that is, if it turns out I’m wrong and something that I thought would lose wins, I’ll redo the relevant round 2 poll.

Round 2 contests are as follows:

1. Purim vs. Tu Bishvat WINNER: PURIM

2. Shavuot vs. Hoshanah Rabba WINNER: SHAVUOT

3. Sukkot vs. Rosh Chodesh WINNER: SUKKOT

4. Mimouna vs. Yom Kippur WINNER: YOM KIPPUR

5. Pesach vs. Tu b'Av WINNER: PESACH

6. Shabbat vs. Seharane WINNER: SHABBAT

7. Chanukah vs. Sigd WINNER: CHANUKAH

8. Rosh Hashanah vs. Simchat Torah WINNER: ROSH HASHANAH

[girlactionfigure]

Happy rosh chodesh. It’s finally candle season.

Jewish Memes Only

[torais-life]

A few days late, but I'd like to say...ROSH CHODESH ADAR TOV!!! 🎉🥳❤️🎶🇮🇱

Purim is comiiiiiiiing!!! 🔥🎉

[ruthfeiertag]

Thirty Inks in Thirty Days

September 2023

Day 15

Ferris Wheel Press “Stroke of Midnight”

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“New Moon/ Rosh Chodesh/ Rosh Hashanah 5784”

[thejewitches]

Brand new in the shop: the Guide to Rosh Chodesh

[eretzyisrael]

“When Adar enters, joy increases” - Talmud

Chodesh Tov (Happy New Month)! Today is Rosh Chodesh, the beginning of the Hebrew month of Adar. According to the rabbis of the Talmud, Adar is a month of miracles. It is a particularly propitious time for the Jewish people. The month begins with a spirited Hallel - songs of thanks and praise - and gets more joyous by the day, reaching maximum merriment on the 14th of the month, the holiday of Purim.

Why does the jubilance of Purim extend to the rest of the month? Other Jewish holidays don’t influence an entire month. To understand this four weeks of joy, let's examine what Purim is all about. The holiday commemorates the Jews’ victory over Haman, the dastardly consigliere of the Persian king, who tried to exterminate the Jews 2500 years ago. As described in the Book of Esther, the Jewish Queen of Persia and her relative Mordechai saved their people and foiled Haman’s evil plan.

At the time of the Purim story, the Jews were in exile after enjoying hundreds of years of freedom in their own land. The Holy Temple - God’s resting place on earth - had been destroyed and Jewish morale was low. Taking advantage of their perceived weakness, Haman, the archetype of Jew haters throughout history, planned a “final solution” to finish the Jews off once and for all. His only question was, when to do it? Using a superstitious lottery system, Haman determined that Adar was the most inauspicious month for the Jews, so he scheduled his genocide for Adar. But the joke was on Haman; he was defeated in spectacular fashion and the Jews triumphed, showing that even at our lowest, God is with us and performing miracles. Haman foolishly believed there was a month when the Jews were weak. He didn’t understand the strength of our eternal bond with the Holy One. Staying happy for the entire month of Adar - not an easy feat! - demonstrates our faith in God and proves Haman (and those like him) wrong.

May you have a happy, silly, yummy, meaningful and musical month of Adar!

Accidental Talmudist

[istodayajewishholiday]

18 August 2023 - 1 Elul 5783

Today is Rosh Chodesh Elul- the first of the month of Elul!

Today is also Rosh Hashanah LeBehemot - “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 — the suffering of living creatures.

Shabbat begins at sundown.

Holidays to anticipate in Elul:

Minor Holidays:  Rosh Hashanah LaBehemot on 1 Elul (August 17-18) Erev Rosh Hashanah on 29 Elul (September 14-15)

[paulthepoke]

New Moon Proclaimed! Teruah! Trumpets! 5783/2022

New Moon Proclaimed! Teruah! Trumpets! 5783/2022

https://whenisthenewmoon.com/ The following is from Brother Mark Harris of https://whenisthenewmoon.com/ Hello To All The Brethren Worldwide! The New Moon was sighted this evening in Israel, Tuesday, September 27th, 2022! The Fall Feast Season has begun! That means Yom Teruah/The Feast of Trumpets/First Day of the 7th Month is upon us! Therefore the first day of the Seventh Month starts…

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Happy Hanukkah ! חג חנוכה שמח !