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The Renewal of the Moon (Molad)

Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Losh
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Have you ever wondered why you need to wait to bless the moon?  How the calendar calculates from one molad to the next?  Why the visibility of the moon changes from quarter to quarter?  
 
Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Losh takes us inside this technical matter with the use of diagrams, models, and calculations.  The lecture presumes a geocentric model of the solar system and some familiarity with Hebrew terms.  You may find the following lexicon helpful:
  • Chodesh/choidesh - month
  • kadur ha'aretz - the globe
  • mashpia - influencer/giver
  • mekadesh - sanctify
  • levanah/levonah - moon
  • bemeilah - certainly
  • eidim - wintesses
  • re'iah - seeing
  • perek - chapter
  • kidush hachodesh - blessing the month
  • perek tes-zayin -- chapter 16
  • beyachas - in relation to
  • mizrach l'ma'arav -- east to west
  • tzafon ledarom -- north to south
  • ma'aleh/maileh -- degree
  • ma'alos/mailos - degrees
  • bichlal - in general 
  • Eretz Yisrael/Eretz Yisroel - the Land of Israel
  • galgal hayomi - the daily orbit
  • mazalos - constellations
  • t'leh - Aries
  • sama"ch - 348 (in gematria)
  • Pesach - Passover
  • Chodesh HeAviv - the month of spring
  • der ikar - the main thing
  • tekufah - season
  • zerichah - rising
  • zayin - 7th
  • daven - pray
  • maariv - evening prayer
  • shkiah - setting

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Scholars: Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Losh
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