Rosh Hodesh

American  

[rohsh khoh-desh, rohsh khoh-desh, rawsh khaw-desh] / ˌroʊʃ ˈxoʊ dɛʃ, roʊʃ ˈxoʊ dɛʃ, rɔʃ ˈxɔ dɛʃ /

Or Rosh Chodesh

noun

Judaism.

1. the beginning of a new month in the Jewish calendar, celebrated in a specified manner during the morning service in the synagogue.

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Etymology

Origin of Rosh Hodesh

From Hebrew rōsh ḥōdhesh literally, “beginning of the new moon”

Example Sentences

“We say it on Rosh Hodesh, the first day of the month celebration. It’s part of the Passover Seder,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

The group has since returned 11 times a year to pray on Rosh Hodesh, the first day of the Hebrew month, an occasion embraced by Jewish feminists.

From New York Times