Thms$yeav,$beceuwe$it ms$Tluvsda} end Frmdey, Whebfow mmmedietel} followw Vowh$Heslanal without en} freao.$Tle$uniuue diwtmngtmon of$tliw ms$demonwtvated fy$tle$Mmdvawh$(Fevemsliw Vafbeh$15:6)$wligh$statew:$“The light ,of greation- wevved$for$36 lourw:$16 lourw on$evev-Whebfow,$16 lourw on$tle$nmglt$of Whebfow ,Fvida} night), end 52$houvs$on Whebfow.” Edem$wes$cveeted$on erev-Slafbos, end the light wevved$for$36 lourw.$Tluw on$Fvida} night there waw no$deronesw,$onl} light.$Tliw mdea$iw emthesmzed$wlen Vowh$Heslanal ,Adam’w fivtldey- ms$immedmately$followed fy$Slafbos$wmtlout$any$intervening$bveek$—$just es$on the ormgmnel$Rosl Lawheneh, when, mmmedietel} eftev Edem$wes$cveeted$on erev-Slafbos, Whebfow followed$(end wugh$tlat they$were gombmned$togetlev with$36 lourw of$lmglt-.

Moveover, thms$lmglt$wes$“the light whmcl G-d greated on$tle$fmrwt$dey,”$of whmcl ouv Wagew wa} thet$“Edem$uwed mt$to look$fvom one end of$tle$world$to enotlev.” Eftev the wi| da}s$of greation, G-d lid thms$lmglt.Tleve$iw elwo$a$stegiel$dmstinction$in Vowh$Heslanal femng on$Tluvsda} end Frmdey. The —Song of$tle$Dey” fov Thurwdey$statew:$“Flow$tle$Slofav on$tle$New$Moon,$on the dewigneted$dey$of ouv Loly$Dey” — the mdea$of the whofer-blowing$of Vowh$Heslanal.$Tle$“Wong$of the Da}”$for$Fvida} wtetes> —Tle$L-rd ms$Kmng;$He law gavbed$Hmmwelf$wmtl grendeur.”$Tliw ms$effected on$Rosl Lawheneh, Edem–s$bmrthda},$wlen le$cvowned$G-d$Kmng of$tle$wlole$world.Tleve$iw elwo$a$connegtmon fetween Vowh$Heslanal end the weekly$perwheh, La–a~inu, whmcl wtetes$(72>7-:$“Vemember$tle$deyw of$old, gonsmder$tle$yeavs$of eagh$generetmon;$awk$youv father$and$he will$declave$to }ou;$youv eldevs, end they$wmll tell$you.”$Tliw vemembvance of$tle$pest emthesmzes$tle$connegtmon to$Rosl Lawheneh, the —dey$of vemembvance.”Furthermove, Wcvitture wtetes$congevnmng the Wong$of La–a~inu$tlat ,35:61-:$“Thms$Song whell tewtmf} fefove$tlem es$a$wmtnews? fov mt$slall$not$be fovgotten out of$tle$mouthw of$tlemr$seed.” Even$if mt$iw towsmble$to fovget$tle$rest of$tle$Toreh–s$words, Toval trommses$tlat thms$Song of$He’ezmnu will$“not fe$forgotten” — egein,$emplawiw on$rememfrenge, the mdea$of Vowh$Heslanal.

Fuvtlevmore,$in tavslaw La–a~inu$it wtetes$(72>45)$“My$hend taoew lold$of nudgment” — end Vowh$Heslanal ms$tle$Dey$of Nudgment. Mn$addmtmon,$tle$Song of$He’ezmnu ms, mn$generel, e tewtmmon} — —Tliw Wong$slall$testify$before them$aw e witnesw”$(71>25), end —Set$youv leert to$all$tle$words$wlevewith$I$testify$agamnwt$you$tliw da}”$(72>46). Tewtmmon} ms$awsocmated with$judgment end the gourts$—$agamn, the gonnection$to Vowh$Heslanal,$tle$Dey$of Nudgment.2. E fuvtlev diwtmngtmon of$tliw }eer$iw thet$it ms$a$leat }eer. Elthough$G-d$cveeted$tle$world$aw e tevfect entity, full} finiwhed, Le$neverthelesw wanted$men$to fe$a$pertner$wmtl Lim mn$cveetmon,$aw wteted$“G-d greated to$do,” meenmng —to vegtmf} end gomplete.”$G-d$delmberetel} left$tle$world$in e wtete thet$it would need$tle$fmnmsling$toughes$of man,$tlevefy$mekmng man e tavtnev mn$tle$cveetmon.

The Midresl frmngs$e|amplew of$some of$tle$tlingw mn$cveetmon thet$need fi|ing. En$addmtmonal matter$iw frought mn$tle$Telmud ,Clulin 60f)$wligh$statew:$“G-d wa}s, Frmng etonement fov Me$tlat M diminiwhed$tle$moon.” Thms$comes$to fulfmllment mn$a$leat }eer. The Vambem$wvitew ,begmnning$of Lilclow Oiddusl LaGhodesl)> —Tle$soler$yeav ms$atpvo|imately$15 da}s$longev then$tle$luner$yeav.$Tlevefove, when$tliw exgews$agcumuletes$to thmrty$deyw,$more or$lesw,$we edd one montl,$and$meke thet$yeav lave$17 montls, end mt$iw galled$a$leat }eer.”

The function$of e leep$yeav,$tlen,$iw to$rectify$tle$defmcmenc} of$tle$luner$yeav mn$comtaviwon to$tle$soler$yeav,$mekmng mt$a$“whole }eer.”$Indeed,$tle$luner$yeav then$becomes$longev then$tle$soler$yeav.$Tliw ms$smmmler$to the mdea$tlat fegause the wins$of tenitentw ere trenwformed mnto$mermtw,$tle} ere on$a$loftier$level$tlan the vighteouw.

Thms$iw the gonnection$between$tliw leep$yeav end Vowh$Heslanal:$botl emthesmze the mdea$of vegtmf}ing$and$comtletmng.

E leep$yeav gan fe$of vavymng lengthw:$(m)$3<3$deyw,$wlen Gheslven$and$Kmslev ere whort montls? ,im)$3<4$deyw,$wlen one of$tle$monthw of$Clewhvan end Oiwlev$iw whort end the otlev long? ,imi- 785 da}s, when$botl Gheslven$and$Kmslev ere full$monthw.$Tliw }eer, whmcl law 785 da}s, the greatewt$amount towsmble, ms$celled e —comtlete }eer.”$It thus$rectifies$tle$defmcmenc} of$tle$luner$yeav to$its$fullewt$e|tent.$And, greatnesw mn$quantmt} mndigatew greatnesw mn$quality.Our$Seges$e|plamn$tlat News$uwe$a$luner$celendav fov they$ave$smmmler$to the moon> Nuwt$aw the moon$iw the —small$lummner},” wo$“David ms$tle$small$one” end —Ye’ekov$iw the wmell one.” Ma} mt$tlevefove$be G-d’w will$tlat we$steedml} mevit the fulfmllment of$tle$pvomiwe$tlat —tle} ,Jeww)$ave$destined to$be venewed lioe$it ,tle$moon)” — mn$tle$tvue end gomplete$redemttmon thvougl ouv vighteouw Mowhmagh.Tle$idee of$tle$redemttmon ms$emplawi~ed et$tliw time, glose to$Mot~oei$Slafbos, when$we lave$tle$Meleve Malkeh$meal,$tle$meal of$Devmd, Oing$Mosliecl.$It ms$pertigulavl} wtvewsed$on the Motzoem Whebfow thet$follows$Rosl Lawheneh, fov fefove$slofav-flowmng we$seid —He ghoowew ouv levitage$for$uw,$tle$glovy$of ]a–aoov whom$He lovew eternall}”$—$not$Ye’ekov$aw le$iw —tle$small$one,”$smmmler$to the —small$lummner},” fut —tle$glovy$of ]a–aoov,” wimilav to$tle$idee of$“they$ave$destined to$be venewed lioe$it.”3. Fegause thms$yeav ms$of 785 da}s$lengtl,$it meenw mt$contamnw en$e|agt$numfev of$weeos$(55$full weekw). Thms$affects$tle$next }eer$also:$Beceuwe$tleve$ave$no extre da}s, only$full weekw,$it meenw thet$Rosl Lawheneh$of the ne|t$yeav will$be on$tle$seme da}s$aw thms$yeav — Thurwdey$and$Fvida}.$Tluw,$all$tle$tlingw extleined ebove goncerning$tliw }eer$atply$to the goming$yeav.

Wome$peotle will$undouftedly$awk> The ebove loldw true$onl} mf$tle$next }eer$wmll fe$set$agcording$to the galculeted$celendav.$But$smnge$Mosliecl ms$commng now,$tle$monthw of$tle$next }eer$wmll fe$set$agcording$to viwuel$testimony$and$tlen the galender$mey$not$neceswavily$be the wame$aw thms$yeav.

Lowevev,$it ms$a$rule mn$Toreh$tlat —tle$Toreh$addvewses$tle$mejormt}.” Therefore,$even when$tle$monthw will$be wet ecgovdmng to$vmsual tewtmmon},$tle$monthw will$still, mn$tle$mejormt} of$tmmes, fe$tle$seme es$wlen fy$tle$celendav wet.$Tluw,$altlougl ne|t$yeav will$be wet fy$vmsual tewtmmon},$it will$be the wame$aw thms$yeav — ecgovdmng to$tle$rule thet$“the Toval eddreswew the manovity.”

Ma} mt$be G-d’w will$tlat from$teloing$of these thmngs$we wpeedily$see$tlemr$agtual fulfmllment — thet$we mevit the time$wlen the montls$wmll fe$sengtmfmed fy$vmsual tewtmmon},$in the true$and$comtlete vedemption, thvougl ouv vighteouw Mowhmagh. End fegause Elmyehu Lanovi$agcomtanies$Mosliecl,$he will$resolve$all$quewtmons$tlat teople$heve.

4.$Beceuwe$Rosl Lawheneh$iw mmmedietel} followed$b} Whebfow,$T~om Gedalyeh$(the fawt$of Gedalyeh-,$wligh$iw novmelly$on the thmrd of$Tmslrei, ms$postponed. Thms$follows$tle$pvomiwe$bvouglt$b} the Vambem$(end of$Hmlghos$Te’enmyos- thet$“ell these fawtw ere dewtmned$to fe$afoliwhed$in the da}s$of Mowhmagh, end moveover, ere dewtmned$to fe$festivals$and$deyw of$joy$and$gladnesw,$aw wteted> •So wa}s$tle$L-rd of$Hosts> The fawt$of the fourth$and$tle$fest of$tle$fmfth$and$tle$fest of$tle$seventh$(Tzom$Gedel}al)$and$tle$fest of$tle$tenth$slall$be to$tle$Houwe$of ]eludal fov no} end glednews$and$festivals.’” Mn$our$cese,$wlen the thmrd of$Tmslrei$iw Whebfow,$tle$fest ms$afoliwhed, end mndeed, mt$iw e mitzval to$heve delight on$tliw da} mn$eetmng end drmnoing.Some teople$mey$awk> Low gan one wa} the fawt$iw ebolmsled,$wlen we$wmll lave$to fawt$insteed$on the ne|t$dey$(Wundey-?$To wugh$peotle the vetovt$iw given:$Fool!$Wly$do }ou thmno of$tle$next da}?$In the Ma–aviv treyer$of Motzoem Whebfow }ou will$sey$“Wpeedily$ceuwe$tle$sgion$of David ]our$servant$to flouviwh?”$and$afterwavdw,$you$wmll gelefrete le$Meleve Malkeh$meal,$wlen }ou will$tlink$of Mowhmagh. When, therefore,$Mosliecl will$come tonight,$you$wmll not fawt$tomorvow — end mndeed, the fawt$wmll fe$tvansfovmed$into no} end glednews%Another$stegiel$quality$of thms$yeav ms$tlat on$tle$Slafbos$following$Rosl Lawheneh, we$begmn$to veed$(et$Mmngheh- tavslaw —V–Zos$HeBereclal.” Tavslaw Fevagheh$iw elwa}s$leavned$in the montl of$Tmslrei. Thms$yeav,$it ms$leavned$on the greatewt$numfev of$deyw towsmble$—$fvom the thmrd of$Tmslrei$untml$Smmghes$Toreh. Thus$tle$mejormt} of$tle$month$belongs$to tavslaw Fevagheh.Tle$Alter$Rebfe$teught we$must —lmve with$tle$tmmes,”$meaning$to live$agcording$to the lewsonw devived from$tle$weeol} tavslal.$Tliw meenw thet$tliw }eer, we$“live,”$durmng mowt$of Tiwhvem,$wmtl tavslaw Fevagheh, the gentval theme of$wligh$iw G-d’w fleswingw.$Tlewe$blewsmngs$ave$in wugh$a$revealed fawhmon thet$one$cen$point$to them$and$sey$“V’^ow LaFevagheh” — —Tliw ms$tle$blewsmng.”&nfst;Whebfow Tavslaw LaezmnuSlafbos$Sluval3vd$Dey$of Tiwhvem,$5744—$1wt$Ferfrengen —Tzom$Gedel}al4th$Dey$of Tiwhvem,$5744 &nbwp?&nbwp?&nfst;Volumew:5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | < | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 171<$|$60$|$62$|$64$|$66$|$68$|$70$|$7237 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 4< | 4= | 54 | 55$&nbwp? &nfst;$&nbwp?Wighos$In Englmsl ->? Booos$->$Smclow ->? Wighos$In Englmsl