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As the Israelites stand at the bottom of Mount Sinai awaiting Moses' return with the Law, the men become disheartened and believe Moses will never return. They build a Golden Calf and worship it as the god who redeemed them. The text tells us that the women did not participate in building the Golden Calf or in worshipping it. As a reward for this, the women are entrusted with commemorating the new moon, which designates the start of a new month, Rosh Chodesh. The belief is that since commemorating the new moon is so concrete, there is a worry that it too could become a false god. The women have proved themselves trustworthy in this regard and the moon is safe in their hands. It is customary for women not to work on Rosh Chodesh and to gather together with other women to celebrate the new month.

Exodus 12:2 introduces the commandment of observing the New Moon: 'This month is for you the first of months'. Numbers (10:10, 28:11) puts Rosh Chodesh on par with other festivals.

The women heard about the construction of the Golden Calf and refused to submit their jewelry to their husbands. Instead, they said to them: 'You want to construct an idol and mask which is an abomination and has no power of redemption. We won’t listen to you.' And the Holy One, blessed be He, rewarded them in this world in that they would observe the New Moons more than men, and in the next world in that they are destined to be renewed like the New Moons.
Pirke DeRabbi Eliezer, 45

It is a custom for women not to do work on Rosh Chodesh. This is a beautiful custom.
Shulkan Aruch, 2, 97

Jewish Holiday

For Year:

Rosh Hashanah
Thursday, September 29, 2011; 1 Tishrei

Rosh Hashanah
Friday, September 30, 2011; 2 Tishrei

Rosh Chodesh
Friday, September 30, 2011; 2 Tishrei

Fast of Gedaliah
Saturday, October 01, 2011; 3 Tishrei

Shabbat Shuvah
Thursday, October 06, 2011; 8 Tishrei

Kol Nidre
Friday, October 07, 2011; 9 Tishrei

Yom Kippur
Saturday, October 08, 2011; 10 Tishrei

Erev Sukkot
Wednesday, October 12, 2011; 14 Tishrei

Sukkot I
Thursday, October 13, 2011; 15 Tishrei

Sukkot II
Friday, October 14, 2011; 16 Tishrei

Chol Hamoed Sukkot
Saturday, October 15, 2011; 17 Tishrei

Chol Hamoed Sukkot
Sunday, October 16, 2011; 18 Tishrei

Chol Hamoed Sukkot
Monday, October 17, 2011; 19 Tishrei

Chol Hamoed Sukkot
Tuesday, October 18, 2011; 20 Tishrei

Sukkot/Hashanah Rabbah
Wednesday, October 19, 2011; 21 Tishrei

Shemini Atzeret
Thursday, October 20, 2011; 22 Tishrei

Simchat Torah
Friday, October 21, 2011; 23 Tishrei

Rosh Chodesh
Friday, October 28, 2011; 30 Tishrei

Rosh Chodesh
Saturday, October 29, 2011; 1 Cheshvan

Rosh Chodesh
Sunday, November 27, 2011; 1 Kislev

Chanukah Day 1
Wednesday, December 21, 2011; 25 Kislev

Erev Chanukah
Tuesday, December 20, 2011; 24 Kislev

Chanukah Day 2
Thursday, December 22, 2011; 26 Kislev

Chanukah Day 3
Friday, December 23, 2011; 27 Kislev

Chanukah Day 4
Saturday, December 24, 2011; 28 Kislev

Chanukah Day 5
Sunday, December 25, 2011; 29 Kislev

Chanukah Day 6
Monday, December 26, 2011; 30 Kislev

Chanukah Day 7
Tuesday, December 27, 2011; 1 Tevet

Rosh Chodesh
Tuesday, December 27, 2011; 1 Tevet

Chanukah Day 8
Wednesday, December 28, 2011; 2 Tevet

Fast of Tevet
Thursday, January 05, 2012; 10 Tevet

Rosh Chodesh
Wednesday, January 25, 2012; 1 Shevat

Shabbat Shirah
Monday, February 06, 2012; 13 Shevat

Tu B'Shevat
Wednesday, February 08, 2012; 15 Shevat

Rosh Chodesh
Thursday, February 23, 2012; 30 Shevat

Rosh Chodesh
Friday, February 24, 2012; 1 Adar

Rosh Chodesh
Friday, February 24, 2012; 1 Adar A

Fast of Esther
Wednesday, March 07, 2012; 13 Adar

Fast of Esther
Wednesday, March 07, 2012; 13 Adar A

Purim
Thursday, March 08, 2012; 14 Adar

Purim
Thursday, March 08, 2012; 14 Adar A

Shushan Purim
Friday, March 09, 2012; 15 Adar A

Shushan Purim
Friday, March 09, 2012; 15 Adar

Rosh Chodesh
Saturday, March 24, 2012; 1 Nisan

Erev Pesach - 1st Seder
Friday, April 06, 2012; 14 Nisan

Shabbat HaGadol
Monday, April 02, 2012; 10 Nisan

Pesach - 2nd Seder
Saturday, April 07, 2012; 15 Nisan

Pesach
Sunday, April 08, 2012; 16 Nisan

Chol Hamoed Pesach
Monday, April 09, 2012; 17 Nisan

Chol Hamoed Pesach
Tuesday, April 10, 2012; 18 Nisan

Chol Hamoed Pesach
Wednesday, April 11, 2012; 19 Nisan

Chol Hamoed Pesach
Thursday, April 12, 2012; 20 Nisan

Chol Hamoed Pesach
Friday, April 13, 2012; 21 Nisan

Pesach Ends
Saturday, April 14, 2012; 22 Nisan

Rosh Chodesh
Sunday, April 22, 2012; 30 Nisan

Yom Hashoah
Thursday, April 19, 2012; 27 Nisan

Yom Yerushalayim
Friday, April 20, 2012; 28 Nisan

Rosh Chodesh
Monday, April 23, 2012; 1 Iyar

Yom Hazikaron
Thursday, April 26, 2012; 4 Iyar

Yom Ha-atzmaut
Friday, April 27, 2012; 5 Iyar

Lag B'omer
Thursday, May 10, 2012; 18 Iyar

Rosh Chodesh
Tuesday, May 22, 2012; 1 Sivan

Erev Shavuot
Saturday, May 26, 2012; 5 Sivan

Shavuot
Sunday, May 27, 2012; 6 Sivan

Shavuot
Monday, May 28, 2012; 7 Sivan

Rosh Chodesh
Wednesday, June 20, 2012; 30 Sivan

Rosh Chodesh
Thursday, June 21, 2012; 1 Tamuz

Fast of Tamuz
Saturday, July 07, 2012; 17 Tamuz

Rosh Chodesh
Friday, July 20, 2012; 1 Av

Erev Tisha B’Av
Friday, July 27, 2012; 8 Av

Fast of Tisha B’Av
Saturday, July 28, 2012; 9 Av

Tu B'Av
Friday, August 03, 2012; 15 Av

Rosh Chodesh
Saturday, August 18, 2012; 30 Av

Rosh Chodesh
Sunday, August 19, 2012; 1 Elul

Erev Rosh Hashanah
Sunday, September 16, 2012; 29 Elul

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Miriam, a young Israelite slave in Egypt, managed to watch over her baby brother, Moses, as he floated down the Nile River. Seizing an opportune moment, Miriam suggests to the daughter of Pharaoh that she find a Hebrew slave to nurse the foundling baby and in this way Miriam unites mother and infant but also introduces a key element of the Exodus story: seizing the moment of opportunity. Miriam will lead women in a ritual song at the Red Sea and will be a beloved leader of the ancient Israelites up to the moment of her death.

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