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417Laws of the Eve of Rosh ChodeshSiman 417 · 3 seifim
  1. 1.It is permitted to perform labor on Rosh Chodesh,…
  2. 2.Likewise, women working for the household's livelihood need not…
  3. 3.As a matter of strict law, it is permitted…
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+Fasting on the Eve of Rosh ChodeshFasting on the Eve of Rosh Chodesh · 10 seifim
  1. 4.Pious and devout people are accustomed to fast on…
  2. 5.Some are accustomed to recite, at the Mincha prayer…
  3. 6.If the eve of Rosh Chodesh falls on Shabbat,…
  4. 7.Yeshiva students and young married scholars need not stop…
  5. 8.During the fast of the eve of Rosh Chodesh,…
  6. 9.Even one who is accustomed to fast on every…
  7. 10.Even one who does not fast on the eve…
  8. 11.Some are accustomed to visit the graves of the…
  9. 12.Pious and devout people are accustomed to perform annulment…
  10. 13.One accustomed to fasting on every eve of Rosh…
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418The Law of Fasting and Memorial Prayer on Rosh ChodeshSiman 418 · 9 seifim
  1. 1.It is forbidden to fast on Rosh Chodesh. Some…
  2. 2.One does not decree a public fast on Rosh…
  3. 3.If one swore to fast for a certain number…
  4. 4.One may fast a "dream fast" (ta'anit chalom) on…
  5. 5.One does not recite Vidui (confession) or Nefilat Apayim…
  6. 6.Even in our time, it is permitted to deliver…
  7. 7.One does not go to the cemetery on Rosh…
  8. 8.It is a mitzvah to have an elaborate meal…
  9. 9.It suffices to have an elaborate meal on the…
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+The Evening Prayer on the Eve of Rosh ChodeshSiman 418 (continued) · 5 seifim
  1. 1.For the evening, morning, and afternoon prayers, one recites…
  2. 2.One who forgot to mention "Ya'aleh V'Yavo" in the…
  3. 3.One praying the evening prayer on the night of…
  4. 4.One who forgot to say "Ya'aleh V'Yavo" on the…
  5. 5.One who erred in his prayer regarding something for…
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+Shacharit and Mincha on Rosh ChodeshSiman 421 (continued) · 23 seifim
  1. 1.Our custom regarding the recitation of the sacrifices is…
  2. 2.A person must be diligent to say "Ya'aleh V'Yavo,"…
  3. 3.One who forgot to say "Ya'aleh V'Yavo" in the…
  4. 4.An individual who erred in the Shacharit prayer on…
  5. 5.If the time for the Shacharit prayer has not…
  6. 6.One who forgot to say "Ya'aleh V'Yavo" on Rosh…
  7. 7.It is obvious that one who forgot to say…
  8. 8.One who is uncertain whether he mentioned "Ya'aleh V'Yavo"…
  9. 9.One who has a doubt in the middle of…
  10. 10.A Torah scholar for whom the congregation is waiting…
  11. 11.A woman who forgot to say "Ya'aleh V'Yavo" in…
  12. 12.A prayer leader who erred and did not say…
  13. 13.A prayer leader who erred in the silent evening…
  14. 14.A prayer leader who erred in his silent prayer…
  15. 15.A prayer leader who forgot to say "Ya'aleh V'Yavo"…
  16. 16.A prayer leader who erred in the repetition and…
  17. 17.One who did not say "Ya'aleh V'Yavo" in the…
  18. 18.Some are accustomed that when the prayer leader says,…
  19. 19.One who did not mention "Ya'aleh V'Yavo" in Shacharit,…
  20. 20.One who forgot to say "Ya'aleh V'Yavo" at the…
  21. 21.One who erred and did not pray Mincha on…
  22. 22.If Rosh Chodesh falls on Friday, and one forgot…
  23. 23.If one erred and said the text of "Ya'aleh…
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422Reciting Hallel on Rosh ChodeshSiman 422 · 20 seifim
  1. 1.We recite Hallel with the abbreviated skips (dilug), whether…
  2. 2.The Ashkenazi custom is to recite a blessing over…
  3. 3.A Sephardi praying in an Ashkenazi synagogue on Rosh…
  4. 4.A Sephardi praying with Ashkenazim on Rosh Chodesh who…
  5. 5.Members of the Eastern communities who were accustomed abroad…
  6. 6.Our custom is to repeat the verses of Hallel…
  7. 7.In the Hallel recited on Rosh Chodesh, it is…
  8. 8.Ideally, it is proper to heed those who say…
  9. 9.One who erred while reciting Hallel on Rosh Chodesh…
  10. 10.One who recited Hallel but changed the order of…
  11. 11.An individual standing in Pesukei D'Zimrah on the days…
  12. 12.One who paused during Hallel and remained silent long…
  13. 13.The mitzvah of reciting Hallel is standing, and one…
  14. 14.Women are exempt from reciting Hallel, and if they…
  15. 15.The Sephardic custom is to recite Hallel on Rosh…
  16. 16.The time for reciting Hallel is all day. If…
  17. 17.In the text of "Ya'aleh V'Yavo" recited on Rosh…
  18. 18.In the text of "Ya'aleh V'Yavo," some recite it…
  19. 19.The correct text to say in "Ya'aleh V'Yavo" according…
  20. 20.After reciting Hallel, for a good omen, one recites…
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423The Torah Reading on Rosh ChodeshSiman 423 · 7 seifim
  1. 1.On any day that has a Musaf prayer, one…
  2. 2.The Torah scroll is taken out and four men…
  3. 3.It is proper to say "Berich Shemeih" before taking…
  4. 4.The kohen reads three verses, which are "Vayedaber," "Tzav,"…
  5. 5.Even when there is no levi in the synagogue,…
  6. 6.After the Torah reading, Half-Kaddish is recited. Our custom,…
  7. 7.When Rosh Chodesh Tevet falls on a weekday, two…
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+The Musaf Prayer on Rosh ChodeshSiman 423 (continued) · 16 seifim
  1. 1.The time for the Musaf prayer, ideally, is until…
  2. 2.It is customary to remove tefillin when about to…
  3. 3.One who puts on the tefillin of Rabbeinu Tam…
  4. 4.Even in places where the custom is for the…
  5. 5.A repetition should also be performed for Musaf, and…
  6. 6.One praying Musaf on Rosh Chodesh who, upon reaching…
  7. 7.The standard custom, when Rosh Chodesh falls on a…
  8. 8.One who prayed Musaf by heart on Rosh Chodesh,…
  9. 9.One who erred on Rosh Chodesh and concluded the…
  10. 10.On Shabbat and Rosh Chodesh together, one does not…
  11. 11.If one erred on Shabbat and Rosh Chodesh together…
  12. 12.Some say that in the Musaf of Shabbat and…
  13. 13.Women are exempt from the Musaf prayer on Rosh…
  14. 14.In a leap year, one adds in Musaf "and…
  15. 15.Some say one should not say in the Musaf…
  16. 16.In the text of the Musaf of Rosh Chodesh,…
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424"Ya'aleh V'Yavo" in Grace After MealsSiman 424 · 4 seifim
  1. 1."Ya'aleh V'Yavo" is mentioned in Grace After Meals. If…
  2. 2.On Shabbat and Rosh Chodesh together, one says "Retzeh…
  3. 3.On Shabbat and Rosh Chodesh together, if his meal…
  4. 4.If one prayed the Motzaei Shabbat evening prayer —…
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425Laws of Rosh Chodesh Falling on ShabbatSiman 425 · 5 seifim
  1. 1.When Rosh Chodesh falls on Shabbat, for the evening,…
  2. 2.Two Torah scrolls are taken out, and seven are…
  3. 3.When Rosh Chodesh Nissan falls on Shabbat, and likewise…
  4. 4.One who purchased both the sixth aliyah and the…
  5. 5.When Rosh Chodesh falls on Shabbat, there is no…
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426Laws of the Blessing on the Moon (Birkat HaLevanah)Siman 426 · 7 seifim
  1. 1.One who sees the moon in its renewal recites…
  2. 2.This blessing must be recited with joy, since anyone…
  3. 3.It is proper to be stringent not to recite…
  4. 4.There is no need to remove one's eyeglasses when…
  5. 5.When there is a thin cloud over the moon,…
  6. 6.Ideally, one should not recite Birkat HaLevanah in a…
  7. 7.One who stood in a place from which he…
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+Who Is Obligated in the Blessing on the MoonSiman 426 (continued) · 3 seifim
  1. 8.Women are accustomed not to recite Birkat HaLevanah, since…
  2. 9.A blind person should not recite Birkat HaLevanah.
  3. 10.A minor who will come of age and become…
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+The Order of the Blessing on the MoonSiman 426 (continued) · 12 seifim
  1. 11.This blessing must be recited standing. If one recited…
  2. 12.Before the blessing, one lifts his eyes to the…
  3. 13.It is customary to say, before the blessing, the…
  4. 14.Before the blessing, one looks at the moon, but…
  5. 15.One must stand in a place from which the…
  6. 16.After the blessing, one says three times, "Siman tov…
  7. 17.Each time one says "Kesheim she'anachnu merakdin" ("just as…
  8. 18.One says "Tipol aleihem eimatah vafachad" ("may terror and…
  9. 19.Some add: "They shall not be able to touch…
  10. 20.It is customary to say the verse "David, King…
  11. 21.Some are accustomed to shake the corners of their…
  12. 22.After the hops, one says seven times the verse…
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+The Place of the BlessingSiman 426 (continued) · 3 seifim
  1. 23.Ideally, one should not sanctify the moon under a…
  2. 24.It is permitted to recite Birkat HaLevanah while standing…
  3. 25.One who is on an airplane and is concerned…
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+The Time for the Blessing on the MoonSiman 426 (continued) · 18 seifim
  1. 26.One does not recite the blessing on the moon…
  2. 27.Ideally, one should not recite Birkat HaLevanah until the…
  3. 28.In a winter month when the moon is covered…
  4. 29.Ideally, one recites the blessing on the moon only…
  5. 30.Ideally, it is proper to make an effort to…
  6. 31.It is better to recite Birkat HaLevanah early, even…
  7. 32.One may sanctify the moon before the evening prayer,…
  8. 33.Ideally, one should be concerned not to sanctify the…
  9. 34.Our custom is to recite Birkat HaLevanah at the…
  10. 35.Birkat HaLevanah is recited at the departure of the…
  11. 36.It is proper that a mourner not recite Birkat…
  12. 37.One who cannot recite Birkat HaLevanah until the night…
  13. 38.One who recited Birkat HaLevanah in the Land of…
  14. 39.If it happened on a Saturday night during the…
  15. 40.In Birkat HaLevanah, it is proper to say: "Baruch…
  16. 41.In Birkat HaLevanah, one says: "sasim u'smeichim la'asot retzon…
  17. 42.One who recited Birkat HaLevanah, and afterward his friend…
  18. 43.One who does not know how to recite Birkat…
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