Rosh Chodesh

At sundown, the end of Thursday,  3/7/19, the month of Adar 1 comes to its end and Rosh Chodesh Adar 2 begins.  Rosh Chodesh is not a prescribed monthly Shabbat but it is commanded to be “observed”.  In 1Samuel 20, we see that particular Rosh Chodesh was being observed for two   days . Some use this recorded biblical event as proof that the current calendar based method of determining the arrival of Rosh Chodesh today was in use earlier than the construction of the … [Read more...] about Rosh Chodesh, Adar 2

At sundown, the end of Tuesday, 2/5/19, the month of Sh’vat comes to its end and Rosh Chodesh Adar 1 begins. Rosh Chodesh is not a prescribed monthly Shabbat but it is commanded to be “observed”. In 1Samuel 20, we see that particular Rosh Chodesh was being observed for two days . Some use this recorded biblical event as proof that the current calendar based method of determining the arrival of Rosh Chodesh today was in use earlier than the construction of the first Temple. This two day … [Read more...] about Rosh Chodesh

At sundown, at the end of Sunday, 1/6/19, the month of Tevet comes to its end and Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat begins.  Rosh Chodesh is not a prescribed monthly Shabbat but it is commanded to be “observed”.  In 1Samuel 20, we see that particular Rosh Chodesh was being observed for two   days . Some use this recorded biblical event as proof that the current calendar based method of determining the arrival of Rosh Chodesh today was in use earlier than the construction of the first Temple.  This two day … [Read more...] about Rosh Chodesh

At sundown, at the end of Shabbat, 12/8/18, the month of Keslev comes to its end and Rosh Chodesh Tevet begins. Rosh Chodesh is not a prescribed monthly Shabbat but it is commanded to be “observed”. In 1Samuel 20, we see that particular Rosh Chodesh was being observed for two days . Some use this recorded biblical event as proof that the current calendar based method of determining the arrival of Rosh Chodesh today was in use earlier than the construction of the first Temple. This two day … [Read more...] about Rosh Chodesh

At sundown, Thursday, 11/8/18, the month of Cheshvan comes to its end and Rosh Chodesh Keslev begins. Rosh Chodesh is not a prescribed monthly Shabbat but it is commanded to be “observed”. In 1Samuel 20, we see that particular Rosh Chodesh was being observed for two days . Some use this recorded biblical event as proof that the current calendar based method of determining the arrival of Rosh Chodesh today was in use earlier than the construction of the first Temple. This two day observance is … [Read more...] about Rosh Chodesh

At sundown, Tuesday, 10/9/18, the month of Tishrei comes to its end and Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan begins.  Rosh Chodesh is not a prescribed monthly Shabbat but it is commanded to be “observed”.  In 1Samuel 20, we see that particular Rosh Chodesh was being observed for two   days . Some use this recorded biblical event as proof that the current calendar based method of determining the arrival of Rosh Chodesh today was in use earlier than the construction of the first Temple.  This two day observance … [Read more...] about Rosh Chodesh