Rosh Chodesh Tammuz

Karaite Korner Newsletter #392

New Moon Report
June 2009
Fourth Biblical Month

On Tuesday June 23, 2009 the new moon was sighted from Israel. The moon was
first sighted from Jerusalem at 20:14 by Nehemia Gordon and then immediately
thereafter by Joelle Crawshaw, Adam Kinghorn, and Eliyahu Netanel. The moon was
also sighted from Ashdod by Magdi Shamuel at 20:13.

Rosh Chodesh Sameach!
Happy New Moon!

Nehemia Gordon
Jerusalem, Israel

The fast of 17 Tammuz will therefore be on Friday, July 10th during the daylight hours.  The Tanakh does mention this fact, that there is one fast in the 4th  month – so we should be observing it.  Later it will be a feast of celebration, because it was part of Elohim’s plan to being redemption to the world.  But for now, it is a fast of mourning.  According to Zechariah:

כה־אמר יהוה צבאות צום הרביעי וצום החמישׁי וצום השׁביעי וצום העשׂירי יהיה לבית־יהודה לשׂשׂון ולשׂמחה

ולמעדים טובים והאמת והשׁלום אהבו׃