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Rosh Hodesh

The first of each Jewish month—the celebration of the new moon, its slender crescent barely visible in the night sky—is a day historically associated with women’s renewal and celebration.

In recent decades, Rosh Chodesh has become an occasion for Jewish women to gather for learning, ritual, and spiritual exploration, and to mark life passages. Rosh Chodesh groups, meeting monthly, offer a women’s space in time. (Some men’s gatherings have begun as well, sometimes associated with kiddush levanah, celebrating the coming full moon.)

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How to observe a modern and creative Rosh Chodesh as a private individual
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An article about ancient bonfires associated with the announcing of Rosh Chodesh, and modern rituals invoking them.
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A summary of facts, characters, and holidays related to the month of Sivan and Shavuot

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

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A summary of facts, rituals, and customs pertaining to the month of Nisan

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A Tu Bi’Shevat seder of fragrances for Rosh Hodesh Shevat

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An Israeli poet imagines a heavenly ledger filled with Earth’s beauty

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A summary of facts, characters, and holidays pertaining to the month of Shevat
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A new ritual based on an older North-African custom celebrating women’s roles in the Chanukah story on Rosh Chodesh Tevet

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A blessing for our voices during Hanukkah, in solidarity with the Women of the Wall

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