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Rosh Chodesh. A Death.

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Tonight begins a new moon.  In my religion, that means it is a new month (called Rosh Chodesh), and this one is Elul.  This particular new moon crosses two days. (Many are just a single day).   The first day, (the one starting tonight) is the 25th anniversary of the death of my mom.  This anniversary is called a Yahrzeit.  The second day (Saturday night and Sunday) of the new moon of Elul is anniversary of my daughter’s bat mitzva.

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