Timeline for Why is Rosh Chodesh festive?
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| Nov 12, 2015 at 22:59 | vote | accept | Premundane | ||
| Nov 12, 2015 at 13:02 | answer | added | Danny Schoemann | timeline score: 5 | |
| Nov 12, 2015 at 3:41 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackJudaism/status/664649097341763584 | ||
| Nov 12, 2015 at 2:25 | comment | added | DanF | To start, view beginning of book of Shmu'el as well as a few places within it. IIRC, Chana's husband made a celebration on Rosh Hodesh; so did King Saul (see haftara Machar Chodesh). If I have the chance, I'll research some commentaries on it and post, later. I assume that since Rosh Hodesh is both the 1st communal mitzvah given to us as a nation, and it is the "foundation" of the Jewish people's "time management" system as well as the foundation of all other holidays - all these would make it cause for celebration, I think! | |
| Nov 11, 2015 at 23:35 | comment | added | Ypnypn | It reminds us that just like the moon is renewed after disappearing, so will our exile eventually end. This is a comforting thought. | |
| Nov 11, 2015 at 21:58 | comment | added | ray | maybe some kind of shehichiyanu | |
| Nov 11, 2015 at 21:09 | comment | added | Aaron | It is called Zeman kappara because one brings a sin offering on it, which many interpret to mean its like a mini yom kippur | |
| Nov 11, 2015 at 19:24 | comment | added | Premundane | Chullin 60b per this answer, although it doesn't totally explain the festivity IMO. | |
| Nov 11, 2015 at 19:14 | comment | added | Gershon Gold | Gemara somewhere regarding Hashem requesting Mechila from the moon | |
| Nov 11, 2015 at 19:10 | comment | added | Premundane | @GershonGold OK, is there an explanation for why it is a zman kapparah? | |
| Nov 11, 2015 at 19:03 | comment | added | Aaron | It was probably already considered festive when the Torah was given for paganish reasons. And as time went on its significance diminished to the point we don't even know why it was so special to people in Tanakh. | |
| Nov 11, 2015 at 19:03 | comment | added | Gershon Gold | Zeman Kapara... | |
| Nov 11, 2015 at 18:55 | history | asked | Premundane | CC BY-SA 3.0 |