One of the most special Shabbats of the yearđź’™
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One of the most special Shabbatot of the year is coming. Shabbat HaChodesh.
In Jewish life many people think the year begins with Rosh Hashanah in Tishrei. But according to the Torah, Tishrei is actually the seventh month. The first month of the year is Nissan, which is about to begin.
Right before that, we read Parashat HaChodesh. The Torah teaches the mitzvah of counting the months, beginning with Nissan. It is the moment when the Jewish people were given the power to mark time and renew the calendar.
The word chodesh means month, but it also shares a root with chadash, something new.
That is the message of this Shabbat. Even at the very end of the year, the Torah calls it the Shabbat of newness. A reminder that it is never too late to begin again.
Thank you Hashem for bringing us to Shabbat HaChodesh. May we all feel that sense of renewal, hitchadshut.
Shabbat Shalom.
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