Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "The custom is that we do say birkas hachodesh even when we are not davening with a minyan, the same way women say it every month at home without a minyan." (source)

Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • בִּרְכַּת הַחֹדֶשׁ

    • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      Birkas Hachodesh, Birkat Hakhodesh, Birkas Hakhodesh

Notes

  • Definitions were contributed from Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow.

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