What is Rosh Chodesh?
'''Rosh Chodesh''' or '''Rosh Hodesh''' ({{lang-he|ראש חודש}}; [[translation|trans]]. ''Beginning of the Month''; [[Literal translation|lit]]. ''Head of the Month'') is the name for the first day of every month in the [[Hebrew calendar]], marked by the birth of a [[new moon]]. It is considered a minor holiday, like the middle days of [[Passover]] and [[Sukkot]].<ref>Kosofsky, Scott-Martin. ''The Book of Customs: A Complete Handbook for the Jewish Year.'' San Francisco: Harper San Francisco, 2004. p.91</ref> When a Hebrew calendar month is 30 days long, day 30 is considered Rosh Chodesh of the next month. Then Rosh Chodesh is two days long: day 30 of the old month and day 1 of the new month. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Jewish and Israeli holidays}} {{religion-stub}} [[Category:Jewish festivals and holidays]]