{"id":5147,"date":"2010-02-01T05:00:41","date_gmt":"2010-02-01T03:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=5147"},"modified":"2010-02-01T05:00:41","modified_gmt":"2010-02-01T03:00:41","slug":"05-01-05","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/05-01-05\/","title":{"rendered":"5 \u2013 The Status of Rosh Chodesh in the Torah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Torah lists <em>Rosh Chodesh<\/em> together with all the other holidays on which we offer additional sacrifices (<em>Musafim<\/em>) in honor of the day\u2019s sanctity. <em>Chazal<\/em> derive from a verse in <em>Eichah<\/em>(1:15) that <em>Rosh Chodesh<\/em> is also called <em>mo\u2019ed<\/em> (an appointed time) like all the other holidays (<em>Pesachim<\/em> 77a). In Temple times, they used to blow trumpets on <em>Rosh Chodesh<\/em>, as it says, \u201c<em>On the day of your gladness, and on your appointed times, and on the beginnings of your months, you shall sound the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings\u201d<\/em>(<em>Bamidbar,<\/em> 10:10). <\/p>\n<p>Because of the sanctity of <em>Rosh Chodesh<\/em>, a custom developed to go out and greet one\u2019s Rabbi, similar to the custom on the Sabbath to say \u201c<em>Shabbat Shalom<\/em>\u201d to the Rabbi of one\u2019s <em>shul<\/em>. ( <em>Melachim<\/em> 2, 4:23, <em>Rosh HaShanah<\/em> 16b, <em>Bi\u2019ur Halachah<\/em> 301:4). There is also a custom to prepare festive meals on <em>Rosh Chodesh<\/em>(cf. <em>Shmuel 1<\/em>, ch. 20). <\/p>\n<p>A wonderful expression is used by the Torah when describing the goat that was sacrificed on <em>Rosh Chodesh<\/em>, calling it &#8220;<em>a sin offering for the Lord&#8221;<\/em>(<em>Bamidbar,<\/em> 28:15). The Talmud (<em>Chulin<\/em> 60b) explains that in the beginning, God created two great luminaries in the sky, the sun and the moon. The moon, however, made a claim to the Master of the World: &#8220;How can two kings share the same crown?&#8221; hoping that <em>HaShem<\/em> would diminish the sun so that it, the moon, could reign supreme. God, however, said to the moon, \u201cGo and reduce yourself.\u201d It replied, \u201cBecause I made a justified claim before You, I should reduce myself?\u201d God consoled the moon by saying that the Jews would reckon the months according to its cycle, and that the righteous would be called by its name. But the moon was not consoled, so the Holy One Blessed Be He said, \u201cBring an atonement for Me, for I diminished the moon.\u201d This is why it says, &#8220;<em>And one kid of the goats for a sin offering for the Lord.<\/em>&#8220;<sup><a id=\"_ze01fenref1_5\" class=\"aup1\" href=\"#_ze01fen1_5\">[5]<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>This contains a very profound concept. On a simple level, the moon\u2019s reduction symbolizes the deficiencies that exist in creation, including the descent that the soul undergoes when it arrives in this world, and all the failures that man experiences during his lifetime. All these failures and deficiencies are prerequisites for subsequent growth, because coping with hardships helps one reach higher heights in the end, as R. Abahu says, \u201cThe purely righteous cannot stand where penitents stand\u201d (<em>Berachot<\/em> 34b). In the meantime, people commit sins which cause great pain in the world. So, in order to relieve the pain and repair the flaws, <em>HaKadosh Baruch Hu<\/em> commanded us to sacrifice a goat as a sin offering. This is the purpose of <em>Rosh Chodesh<\/em>, to show us how a new beginning sprouts from the moon\u2019s reduction, which happened as a result of sin and indictment. Therefore, <em>Rosh Chodesh<\/em> is a good time for repentance, new beginnings, and profound joy. However, until the world is redeemed from all its deficiencies, the joy of <em>Rosh Chodesh<\/em> is not completely revealed (see also below, sec. 15-16). <\/p>\n<div>\n<hr size=\"1\" \/>\n<div>\n<p><a id=\"_ze01fen1_5\" href=\"#_ze01fenref1_5\">[5]<\/a> A goat was brought as a sin offering on all the holidays, but no where else does it say, \u201c<em>a sin offering for the Lord<\/em>.\u201d The other <em>musaf<\/em> (additional) sacrifices offered on <em>Rosh Chodesh<\/em> were two bullocks, one ram, and seven sheep as a wholly-burnt offering (<em>Bamidbar,<\/em> 28:11). <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Torah lists Rosh Chodesh together with all the other holidays on which we offer additional sacrifices (Musafim) in honor of the day\u2019s sanctity. Chazal derive from a verse in Eichah(1:15) that Rosh Chodesh is also called mo\u2019ed (an appointed time) like all the other holidays (Pesachim 77a). In Temple times, they used to blow [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-05-01"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>5 \u2013 The Status of Rosh Chodesh in the Torah - Peninei Halakha<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/05-01-05\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"5 \u2013 The Status of Rosh Chodesh in the Torah - Peninei Halakha\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Torah lists Rosh Chodesh together with all the other holidays on which we offer additional sacrifices (Musafim) in honor of the day\u2019s sanctity. 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