Rosh Hodesh Heshvan: Oct.-Nov.

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“The new moon is a new universe for women”

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A song for the new moon

Crescent moon in a twilight sky over a vast grassy plain, with distant mountain silhouettes on the horizon.

A ritual to help begin the transformation of a bad habit to something that is healthy and life-affirming

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Meditations on Hanukkah, focusing in particular on moving from the month of Heshvan, to Kislev, and on to Tevet

Person lighting a Hanukkah menorah with blue and white candles.

A poem mourning the matriarch Rachel, who died during Heshvan

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A commemoration for 11 Heshvan or at the winter solstice of the unnamed daughter’s sacrifice (Judges II)

A group of people with their hands on each others shoulders, offering support and comfort.

A summary of facts, characters, and holidays pertaining to the month of Heshvan

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