New Moon Report

Karaite Korner Newsletter #363

New Moon Report
Eleventh Biblical Month
January 2009

On Tuesday January 27, 2009 the new moon was sighted from Israel. The
new moon was first sighted from Jerusalem by Ziw Arieli at 17:25 and a
few seconds later by Nehemia Gordon. Over the next few minutes the
moon was sighted from the same location by Miri Burgin, Johan Schutte,
Rilla Auzolat, Joelle Crawshaw, Devorah Gordon, CB Newman, Avi Marcus,
Dina Marcus, Arieh Levi, and Valerie Knowles. The moon was also
sighted from Haifa by Neria Haroeh at 17:30 and from Kefar Eldad by
Bruce Brill.

Chodesh Mevurach!
Blessed New Moon Day!

Nehemia Gordon
Jerusalem, Israel

So, Rosh Chodesh Shevat starts at Sundown tonight, and goes through the daylight hours of Wednesday.  Tu B’Shvat, the “New Year of Trees,” symbolizing the blooming of the Trees on either side of the River of Life in the Messianic Kingdom, takes place starting at Sundown on Tuesday, February 10th and goes through the daylight hours of Wednesday, February 11th, 2009.  And a happy birthday also to me, on Shevat 2nd!

Shalom!