Tishrei’s the time to make us think…So begins the song I learned to remember the order of the Jewish months. (It’s sung to the tune of “Do, a deer…” – find a link here) The first mitzva we were given as a people is counting the calendar based on the moon, and we still do …
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52 Week challenge week 34: Rosh Hodesh observance, Elul spirituality
Today is Rosh Hodesh Elul, the new month right before our biggest month of holidays – Tishrei (the month of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and the Sukkot!) Rosh Hodesh (also spelled Rosh Chodesh) is the “head” of the month – the start of the Jewish month marked by the new moon. Each month, it is …
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