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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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Rosh Chodesh Elul 2017

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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 new moon crosses two days..   The first day, (the one starting tonight) is the 20th anniversary of the death of my mom.  This anniversary is called a Yahrzeit.  The second day of the new moon of Elul is anniversary of my daughter’s bat mitzva- and tomorrow happens to be her secular birthday, to boot.  

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