c"ryz'd zpyl

ycegd zkxa

Rosh Chodesh Benching is commemorative of the practice in the time of the Sanhedrin (past AND future) of proclaiming Rosh Chodesh based on the testimony of eye-witnesses who had seen the first visibility of the lunar crescent. We pray for a good month, announce the Molad (the instant of the new moon - based on calculation), and announce the day(s) of the upcoming Rosh Chodesh. This introductory passage is modified for monthly use from a prayer composed by RAV, related to us in the Gemara (Brachot 16:), originally intended by its composer for daily recital. (Some say the words in parentheses - here and on page 4)

WC g Y W ,EpizFa ` idl|` e Epidl| ` 'd Li pt N n oFvx id i miIg Epl oY z e ,dk xa l e d aFhl d Gd Wc g d z` Epil r lW miIg ,d aFh lW miIg ,mFlW lW miIg ,miM x ` miIg ,zFn vr uENg lW miig ,dq px R lW miig ,dk xA md A oi` W miIg :`h g z` x ie min W z` x i md A W IW Epa `d Y y miIg ,cFak e xW r lW miIg ,dO l kE dWEA zFl `W n 'd ` ln iW miIg ,min W z` x ie dxFY z ad ` :d lq on ` (miA x or ax z Nt Y zEkfA some add) ,d aFhl EpA l
May it be Your will, HaShem our God and God of our fathers, to renew for us this (coming) month for good and for blessing. And give us long life, a life of peace, of good, a life of blessing, a life of sustenance, a life of health, a life marked by the fear of Heaven and the dread of sin, a life free from shame and reproach, a life of prosperity and honor, a life in which the love of the Torah and the fear of Heaven will be in us, a life in which the desires of our heart shall be fulfilled for good. AMEIN.
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The Tradition is to announce the Molad in "Jerusalem Time" (which deviates from Israel Standard Time (a.k.a. Cairo time) by an average of 21 minutes). Below you will find the wording for the announcement of the Molad. (Exact wording varies depending upon who is announcing the molad and where he gets the words from.) This announced molad should not be changed for time zones or daylight savings time. (The other times on page 4 - "Israel Time" and "Actual Molad" should be adjusted for your local time.)
The gabbai announces the molad and the KAHAL follows with MI SHE'ASA NISIM

.dx U rzg ` ix g` miw lg dWl WE zFwc miWl W ,z AW li l d id i c lFOd .mFId zFv g ix g` miw lg d rA x ` e zFwc dx U rr Ax ` ,oFW`x mFi xg n d id i c lFOd .d li Nd zFv g ix g` miw lg dWi n ge zFwc d pFnWE miWi n g ,(Tue AM) iWi l W li l d id i c lFOd .mIx dS A zg ` ix g` miw lg dW W e zFwc mIY WE mir Ax ` ,iri a x mFi d id i c lFOd .x wFA A mIY W ix g` miw lg d ra W e zFwc WW e mix U r ,(Fri AM) iX W li l d id i c lFOd .mIx dS d xg ` WlW ix g` miw lg d pFnWE zFwc xU r ,WcFw z AW ,mFId d id i c lFOd .x wFA A WlW ix g` miw lg d rW z e zFwc r Ax ` e miWi n g ,(Mon AM) ipW li l d id i c lFOd .mIx dS d xg ` r Ax ` ix g` miw lg dx U re zFwc d pFnWE miWl W ,iWi l W mFi d id i c lFOd .x wFA A Wn g ix g` miw lg xU rcg ` e zFwc mIY WE mix U r ,(Thu AM) iWi n g li l d id i c lFOd .ax r zFpt l WW ix g` miw lg xU rmi pWE zFwc WW ,iX W mFI d id i c lFOd

oeygxn elqk zah hay '` xc` 'a xc` oqip xii` oeiq fenz

.x wFA A WW ix g` miw lg xU rdWl WE zFwc miWi n g ,oFW`x mFi xg n d id i c lFOd a` mgpn .r aW ix g` miw lg xU rd rA x ` e zFwc r Ax ` e miWl W (Mon PM) iWi l W li l d id i c lFOd
In some shuls, the chazan takes the Torah into his arms at this point; in other shuls, he takes it right before announcing Rosh Chodesh (next page)
lel`

zEca rn mzF` l` be ,EpizFa `l miQ p dU rW in Epig C p u Awi e ,aFxw A EpzF` l` b i `Ed ,zExg l :on ` xn` pe ,l` xU i lM mix ag .ux ` d zFtpM r Ax ` n
He Who performed miracles for our ancestors, and redeemed them from slavery to freedom, may He speedily redeem us, and gather our exiles from the four corners of the earth; all Israel is united in fellowship; and let us say, AMEIN.
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The chazan, holding a Sefer Torah, announces Rosh Chodesh; the congregation repeats the announcement after him and then says Y'CHAD'SHEIHU (p.4)

z AW mFiaE iW X d mFi A d idi o eW g x n yc g W`x :d aFhl l `xU i l M l re Epil r ` Ad WcFw mFiaE oFW`x mFiA xg n d idi e lq M yc g W`x :d aFhl l `xU i l M l re Epil r ` Ad ipW iri a x mFiaE iWi l W mFiA d idi z ah yc g W`x :d aFhl l `xU i l M l re Epil r ` Ad iWi n g mFiA d idi h aW yc g W`x :d aFhl l `xU i l M l re Epil r ` Ad mFiaE iW X d mFi A d idi oFW`x xc ` yc g W`x :d aFhl l `xU i l M l re Epil r ` Ad WcFw z AW

ziy`xa zyxt zay

24 Tishrei SEP 28 '13

zeclez zyxt zay

29 Marcheshvan Nov 2 '13

dk pg

uwn zyxt zay `x`e zyxt zay

27 Kislev Nov 30 '13

25 Tevet Dec 28 '13

mihtyn zyxt zay

24 Sh'vat Jan 25 '14

mFiaE oFW`x mFiA xg n d idi ipW xc ` yc g W`x milwy icewt zyxt zay :d aFhl l `xU i l M l re Epil r ` Ad ipW 29 Adar Alef Mar 1 '14 iWi l W mFiA d idi o qip yc g W`x ycegd rixfz zyxt zay :d aFhl l `xU i l M l re Epil r ` Ad 27 Adar Bet Mar 29 '14 iWi n g mFiaE iri a x mFiA d idi x ii` yc g W`x :d aFhl l `xU i l M l re Epil r ` Ad iW W mFiA d idi o eiq yc g W`x :d aFhl l `xU i l M l re Epil r ` Ad Fzx gn lE WcFw z AW mFiA d idi fEOY yc g W`x :d aFhl l `xU i l M l re Epil r ` Ad oFW`x mFiA ipW mFiA d idi a` mg pn yc g W`x :d aFhl l `xU i l M l re Epil r ` Ad iri a x mFiaE iWi l W mFiA d idi lEl ` yc g W`x :d aFhl l `xU i l M l re Epil r ` Ad
miycw zyxt zay
26 Nissan Apr 26 '14

xacna zyxt zay

24 Iyar May 24 '14

gxw zyxt zay

23 Sivan Jun 21 '14

irqn zyxt zay

28 Tammuz Jul 26 '14

d`x zyxt zay

27 Men. Av Aug 23 '14

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,l` xU i zi A FO r lM l re Epil r ,`Ed KEx A WFcT d EdW C g i .dg n U lE oFUU l ,dk xa l e d aFhl ,md W mFwn lk A (miaFh) miIg l ,d lM l k lE (d aFh) dq px t l ,dn g plE d rEWil min W b l e) ,zFaFh zFxFUa l e zFaFh zFrEnW l ,mFlW lE :on ` xn` pe ,d aFxw d lE`b l e ,dn lW d`Et x l e (mY r A
May HaKadosh Baruch Hu (G-d) renew it (this month) for us and for all His people, the house of Israel, wherever they may be, for good and blessing, for joy and happiness, for salvation and consolation, for livelihood and economic wellbeing, for life and peace, for good news, (for rain in its season,) for good health (lit. complete healing), and for the Ge'ula soon -- and let us say, AMEIN.
Generally, AV HARACHAMIM is not said when we bench Rosh Chodesh, so continue with ASHREI (in your siddur). During the OMER (m'vorchim for IYAR and SIVAN) we DO say AV HARACHAMIM (even if there is a person present who would usually "knock out" AV HARACHAMIM. And even if there is a BRIT MILA in the shul on that day.) When we bench Rosh Chodesh Menachem Av, some say AV HARACHAMIM, some don't say it. The opinion of the GR"A is not to say AV HARACHAMIM when we bench Rosh Chodesh (even during the Omer), except for Shabbat Mvorchim Menachem Av, when we do say it.

astronomical (actual) molad Rambam's notation Israel time (S=summer)

molad (based on avg.)

month

Not announced - determines that RH 5774 is THU (and Fri) Th 10h 46m

2p

Sh Oct 5 Su Nov 3 Tu Dec 3 W Jan 1 Sh Mar 1

3:35am S 2:51pm 2:23am 1:15pm 10:00am

Th Jan 30 11:39pm M Mar 30 9:46pm S Tu Apr 29 9:15am S W May 28 9:41pm S F Jun 27 11:09am S Su Jul 27 1:42am S M Aug 25 5:13pm S

bnwz:d 'f epx:gi '` hnxzz:e 'b aqyz:hi 'c drz:g 'e gtw:`k 'f `twzz:h 'a cvxz:ak 'b fz:`i 'd kw: 'f biwzz:ai '` ekxz:` 'b

Sha 12:09am S F 23h 30m 3p Sun 11:53am Tue Fri 12:37am 2:05am Wed 1:21pm Sha 2:49pm Tue Fri 5:18pm Su 12h 14m 4p Tu 0h 58m 5p W 13h 42m 6p F 2h 26m 7p 3h 54m 9p Sh 15h 10m 8p S Tu 16h 38m 10p 18h 6m 12p

Mon 4:34am S M

Thu 6:02am S Th 5h 22m 11p 6:46pm S F Sun 7:30am S Su 6h 50m 13p Mon 8:14pm S M 19h 34m 14p W 8h 18m 15p

Not announced - determines that RH 5775 will be THU (and Fri)

ixyz oeygxn elqk zah hay '` xc` 'a xc` oqip xii` oeiq fenz a` lel` ixyz

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