Moedim- Heb. n. (mo-ed-deem) The plural form of
the Hebrew word for“appointed time” or “appointed
festival.”
New Moon
Significance of Rosh Chodesh
(Material below is adapted from Mesorah Publications' Stone
Edition of the Chumash)
"This is the very first commandment given to the nation as a
whole, an indication that the concept of Rosh Chodesh, or the
New Moon, is very meaningful. Moreover, a thousand years
later in Eretz Yisrael, during the period of Syrian-Greek
persecution that culminated in the miracle of Chanukah, Rosh
Chodesh was one of only three commandments whose
observance the oppressors prohibited. The other two
forbidden commandments were the Sabbath and circumcision;
that Rosh Chodesh was on a plane with those central
observances is sufficient indication of its great significance."
"This can be understood on two levels. As will be noted below,
only the court can proclaim Rosh Chodesh based on the
testimony of witnesses who observed the re-appearance of
the moon, and upon this proclamation, the Jewish calendar is
based. Unless the new months can be proclaimed, there is no
calendar, and without a calendar, there can be no festivals.
Thus, if the Syrian-Greeks had succeeded in eradicating the
observance of Rosh Chodesh, they would have succeeded in
eliminating large numbers of other mitzvot, as well."
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