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Shulchan Aruch OC 52 says to say Baruch she'amar, Ashrei, 2 of the הללו's, yishtabach and berchos kerias shema:
אם בא לבית הכנסת ומצא צבור בסוף פסוקי דזמרה אומר ברוך שאמר עד מהולל
בתשבחות ואחר כך תהלה לדוד עד מעתה ועד עולם הללויה. ואחר כך הללו את ה'
מן השמים עד לבני ישראל עם קרובו הללויה. ואחר כך הללו אל בקדשו עד כל
הנשמה תהלל יה. ואחר כך ישתבח ...
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You probably already know the story of when Hashem created the world he made two great luminaries, and the moon complained how can two kings wear one crown.
After Hashem made the moon smaller the moon complained why the moon should have to be small. In answer Hashem told the moon that the Jewish people would sanctify the moon each month.
The deeper meaning ...
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If your idea is to, "find meaning in the molad or its announcement itself,", I think you need to look no further than the fact that we do it.
The point, I think, of these types of exercises, is to emulate the process that was done in the era of the Beith HaMikdash, not to replace what was done, but to make us aware of what is missing in our spiritual lives. ...
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Just an idea that comes to mind, the idea of kiddush ha'chodesh and the holidays in general is that we establish and sanctify time. This is reflected in the wording of the bracha of shmoneh esrai on holidays and rosh chodesh of "מקדש ישראל והזמנים - ...who sanctifies the Jewish people and the times" ie. God sanctifies us and we sanctify the times.
This ...
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