Your complete guide to this week’s halachos & minhagim
Parshas Noach, 3 Marcheshvan, 5786
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The haftorah ends with the words amar merachameich Hashem (Yeshayahu 54:10).
If there is a cloudy forecast for Sunday night and many of the following evenings, Kiddush Levanah may be recited as early as three days after the molad (i.e., already this motzoei Shabbos).
Today is the first of the three bahab fasts.
According to Kabbalah, the earliest time to recite Kiddush Levanah is the seventh day from the molad (i.e., Tuesday evening).
Those living in Eretz Yisroel begin saying Vesein tal umatar during Maariv Tuesday night.
Today is the second of the three bahab fasts.
The Days of Bahab
The days of bahab are auspicious dates even for those who do not fast, and they, too, should increase in learning, davening and giving tzedakah, as is customary on a fast day.
