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- Artist: Elena Flerova
- This a reproduction and not an exact
copy of Elena Flerova work - you will
notice minor changes
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Blessing of the New Moon By :
Joseph Jacobs Judah David Eisenstein
The periodical reappearance of the moon, like the reappearance of
everything that is a benefit to mankind, such as fruits in their
respective seasons, should be recognized by praise and gratitude
to the Creator. The benediction in this case is recited in the
open air, while facing the moon, preferably in a congregation of
not less than ten persons (Minyan). The benediction is of early
origin, and is mentioned in the Baraita (Soferim xx. 1, 2; Sanh.
42a). The present text, with slight variations in the various
rituals, is as follows:
"Praised be our God Almighty, King of the Universe, who created
the heavens by His word and the stars by His command. He implanted
in them fixed laws and times. . . . And He ordered the moon to
renew itself, as a crown of beauty over those He sustained from
childhood [Israel], and as a symbol that they, likewise, will be
regenerated in the future, and will worship their Maker in His
glorious kingdom. Praised be the Lord who reneweth the moon!"
According to the Baraita, the ceremony should be performed on
Saturday night, when the celebrant is dressed in Sabbath attire
and is in a joyous frame of mind. Later authorities, while
preferring Saturday night, would not in any case postpone the
performance after the 10th of the month, for fear that cloudy
weather might intervene up to the 16th, when the time for saying
the benediction would have expired, since the moon is then no
longer considered new. Maimonides fixed the period from the 1st to
the 16th of the month; but later authorities make it between the
3d and the 16th, because during the first three days the moon's
light is not perceptible on the earth.