Rosh Chodesh
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Rosh Chodesh — Rosh Chodesh, ( he. ראש חודש; trans. Beginning of the Month ; lit. Head of the Month ), is the name for the first day of every month in the Hebrew calendar, marked by the appearance of the New Moon. It is considered a minor holiday, akin to the… … Wikipedia
Rosh Chodesh — noun (Judaism) the beginning of each month in the Jewish calendar; marked by a special liturgy • Syn: ↑Rosh Hodesh • Topics: ↑Judaism • Hypernyms: ↑Jewish holy day … Useful english dictionary
Rosh — may mean:*Rosh, a character mentioned in the Book of Genesis *ROSH, acronym for Rabbi Asher ben Jehiel (1250 1328) a prominent Talmudic scholar, sometimes called the Rosh ee also*Rosh Hashanah, the day of the Jewish New year *Rosh Hashanah… … Wikipedia
Rosh Hodesh — /rohsh khoh desh/; Ashk. Heb. /rddohsh khoh desh/; Seph. Heb. /rddawsh khaw desh/, Judaism. the beginning of a new month in the Jewish calendar, celebrated in a specified manner during the morning service in the synagogue. Also, Rosh Chodesh. [ … Universalium
Rosh Hodesh — noun (Judaism) the beginning of each month in the Jewish calendar; marked by a special liturgy • Syn: ↑Rosh Chodesh • Topics: ↑Judaism • Hypernyms: ↑Jewish holy day … Useful english dictionary
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Days of week on Hebrew calendar — The modern Hebrew calendar has been designed to ensure that certain holy days and festivals do not fall on certain days of the week. As a result, there are only four possible patterns of days on which festivals can fall. (Note that Jewish days… … Wikipedia
Mussaf — (also spelled Musaf) is an additional service that is recited on Shabbat, Yom Tov, Chol Hamoed, and Rosh Chodesh. The service, which is traditionally combined with the Shacharit in synagogues, is considered to be additional to the regular… … Wikipedia
Jewish holiday — Candles lit on the eve of Shabbat and Jewish holidays For the Gregorian dates of Jewish Holidays, see Jewish holidays 2000 2050. Jewish holidays are days observed by Jews as holy or secular commemorations of important events in Jewish history. In … Wikipedia
Mormonism and Judaism — The doctrines of the Latter Day Saint movement, commonly referred to as Mormonism, teach that its adherents, Latter day Saints, are either direct descendants of the House of Israel, or are adopted into it. As such, Judaism is foundational to the… … Wikipedia
