Shabbat HaChodesh ("Sabbath [of the] month" שבת החודש) precedes the first of the Hebrew month of Nisan during which Passover is celebrated. Shemot / Exodus 12:1-20 and the laws of Passover. On the first day of Abib / Nisan, God presented the first commandment to the children of Israel as to how to "sanctify the new moon" for the onset of Rosh Chodesh and thus Nisan becomes the first month of the Jewish year (counting by months.). The readings for this Parasha are meant to be for preparation for Pesach, and discusses various commandments related to the holiday, including the Paschal offering, bitter herbs, Matzah, and the Seder. This portion begins with the instruction to create a lunar calendar, (the first commandment given to the Hebrews as a nation,) giving the portion its name. Shabbat Hachodesh was instituted by our sages to remind Jews throughout the ages that [...]
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R. Bechaye writes that when God’s presence filled the Tabernacle, He said: "Today I am causing My Presence to rest among you; if you sin, My Presence will leave you. But when Messiah comes, My Presence will remain with you permanently. Now you see the Divine Presence through fire, but with the advent of the Messiah you will see it clearl ...
"This month shall be for you the beginning of the months, it shall be for you the first of the months of the year." (Shemot 12:2) On the Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan, or on Rosh Chodesh if it falls on the Shabbat, two Torah Scrolls are removed from the Ark. From the first, the Sidrah of the week is read, and from the second, t ...
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