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From: teitz@aecom.UUCP (Eliyahu Teitz)
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Subject: Re: Re: Moled -- Why is it always not on the same day as Rosh Chodesh
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Date: Mon, 18-Mar-85 16:26:57 EST
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> By the way, almost every published calendar I have seen gave the wrong time for
> the Molad a few months ago.  I wonder why we so carefully announce the Molad in
> shul, since it seems fairly unimportant.

	There is an opinion, as I remember vaguely, that announcing the molad
 is in commemoration of the Sanhedrin's ( court in the Temple ) announcing the
 new month. Without the formal announcement, the month would not start. So we
 commemorate it by announcing the molad. ( I would imagine that at least one
 shul [ in Jerusalem ] would be required to announce the month in order for
 it to be considered Rosh Chodesh ). I do not remember where is saw this 
 opinion so I cannot quote a source, I just remember reading it somewhere.

					Eliyahu Teitz.