What’s New?
In this parsha the Torah gives us the first mitzvah, of “Kiddush Hachodesh” (“hachodesh hazeh lachem”). The word for “month” (חֹדֶשׁ) comes from the word “new” (חָדַשׁ), and the mitzvah is referring to the reappearance of the new moon. Many of us are familiar with the idea that each month in a lunar year represents [...]
