Minchat Chinuch: Calculating the New Moon

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April 13 2010
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42min 57s
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Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Gemara:
Rosh Hashana,  Sanhedrin 
Halacha:
Beit Din 

Collections: Rabbi Torczyner Minchas Chinuch

References: Rosh Hashana: 20b ,  Sanhedrin: 10b ,  Rambam: Hilchos Kiddush haChodesh 1:6-8  

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Does the mitzvah of Kiddush haChodesh include calculating the astronomical position of the New Moon? An apparent debate between Rambam and Rashi.

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