Rosh Chodesh

Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 2020 / רֹאשׁ חודש חֶשְׁוָן 5781 Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan (Beginning of new Hebrew month of Cheshvan) for Hebrew Year 5781 begins at sundown on Saturday, 17 October 2020 and ends at nightfall on Monday, 19 October 2020. Beginning of new Hebrew month of Cheshvan. Cheshvan is the 8th month of the Hebrew year. Corresponds to October…

Rosh Chodesh Tamuz / ראש חודש תמוז

Beginning of new Hebrew month of Tamuz. Tamuz (sometimes transliterated Tammuz) is the 4th month of the Hebrew year. Corresponds to June or July on the Gregorian calendar. Rosh Chodesh Tamuz begins at sundown on Sun, 21 June 2020.

Rosh Chodesh Iyyar / ראש חודש אייר

Beginning of new Hebrew month of Iyyar. Iyyar (somtimes transliterated Iyar) is the 2nd month of the Hebrew year. Corresponds to April or May on the Gregorian calendar. Rosh Chodesh Iyyar begins at sundown on Sat, 07 May 2016.

Rosh Chodesh

Rosh Chodesh is the monthly celebration of the New Moon, according to the Jewish calendar. The Jewish calendar follows lunar months, each with 29 or 30 days, although the year is solar. Some scholars believe that lunar months derive from ancient nomadic calendars and solar years are the invention of agricultural societies; the Jewish calendar…

Rosh Chodesh Elul / ראש חודש אלול

Beginning of new Hebrew month of Elul. Elul is the 6th month of the Hebrew year. Corresponds to August or September on the Gregorian calendar. Rosh Chodesh Elul begins at sundown on Fri, 14 August 2015.

Haftorah – Erev Rosh Chodesh

Parshas Toldos Haftorah – Erev Rosh Chodesh SHMUEL1, 20:18by Rabbi Dovid Siegel This week we read a special Haftorah portion in light of the fact that this Shabbos is Erev Rosh Chodesh. This particular segment deals with the heartbreaking separation of Yonason from his dearest and most beloved friend Dovid and Dovid’s secret escape from…

Parshas Toldos

Parshas Toldos Note: The Shabbos Torah Reading is divided into 7 sections. Each section is called an Aliya [literally: Go up] since for each Aliya, one person “goes up” to make a bracha [blessing] on the Torah Reading. 1st Aliya: Yitzchak is 40 years old (2088) when he marries Rivkah. After 20 years, Esav and…

Musaf Prayer of Rosh Ha-shana

By Rav Yosef Zvi Rimon Translated by Rav Yoseif Bloch NINE BERAKHOT The centerpiece of each one of our prayer services is the Amida, the silent, standing prayer, which usually follows one of two templates: the weekday nineteen-berakha (blessing; plural, berakhot) structure or the holiday seven-berakha structure. The first three and last three…