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On Chol HaMoed and Rosh Chodesh, the prayer Ya'aleh Veyavo ("May [our remembrance] rise and be seen...") is inserted in the blessing of Avodah. Ya'aleh Veyavo is also said in the Kedushat HaYom blessing of the Festival Amidah, and at Birkat HaMazon. One phrase of the prayer varies according to the day's holiday, mentioning it by name.
Kiddush levana, also known as Birkat halevana, [a] is a Jewish ritual and prayer service, generally observed on the first or second Saturday night of each Hebrew month.The service includes a blessing to God for the appearance of the new moon and further readings depending on custom.
In Judaism, Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh (ראש חודש ; trans. Beginning of the Month; lit. Head of the Month) is a minor holiday observed at the beginning of every month in the Hebrew calendar, marked by the birth of a new moon. [1] Rosh Chodesh is observed for either one or two days, depending on whether the previous month contained 29 ...
This prayer is recited after the Torah reading before the Torah scroll is carried back to the Torah ark, where it is stored in the synagogue. Ashkenazi Jews refer to a Shabbos (Shabbat) like this as having Rosh Chodesh bentschen or bentschen Rosh Chodesh. (In Yiddish, bentschen means "(the act of) blessing". derived from Latin benedictio [6 ...
Chanukah Day 7 (weekday, Rosh Chodesh) Numbers 28:1–15 Reading 1: Numbers 28:1–5 (Rosh Chodesh Torah reading) Reading 2: Numbers 28:6–10 (Rosh Chodesh Torah reading) Reading 3: Numbers 28:11–15 (Rosh Chodesh Torah reading) Maftir: Numbers 7:48–53 (second scroll) Note: Four readings are done on Rosh Chodesh days throughout the year.
On the Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh (Shabbat mevorchim) a special prayer blessing the new month is recited. After these prayers, Ashrei is repeated and the Torah scroll is returned to the Ark in a procession through the Synagogue. Many congregations allow children to come to the front in order to kiss the scroll as it passes.
In leap years when the preceding Rosh Chodesh was a Thursday [or, in Israel, when the following Rosh Chodesh is a Monday], it coincides with Matot.) Shim`u D'var Hashem (from the Book of Jeremiah 2.4-28) (In the leap years stated above when Matot is the first week, this coincides with Masei.
Mussaf (also spelled Musaf or Musof) is an additional service that is recited on Shabbat, Yom Tov, Chol Hamoed, and Rosh Chodesh.The service, which is traditionally combined with the Shacharit in synagogues, is considered to be additional to the regular services of Shacharit, Mincha, and Maariv.