Rosh Chodesh Circle at P’nai Or

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The special holiday, Rosh Chodesh, marks the head of each month in the Jewish calendar. Legend says it started when the women of Israel refused to “fund raise” for the creation of the Golden Calf by donating their jewelry. Their reward was a holiday of no work on the first day of the new month. Others have connected the waxing and waning of the moon to a woman’s menstrual cycle. Whatever the reason, Rosh Chodesh Observance is a time for Jewish women to gather, recite traditional liturgy, share a meal, discuss Jewish ethics, and work for social change. Come celebrate the holiday and meet P’nai Or women.