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 ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Times Sunday, October 15, 2023 30 Tishrei, 5784 Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan Torah Reading Rosh Chodesh: Numbers 28:1-3; Numbers 28:3-15 Laws and Customs Rosh Chodesh Observances Today is the first of the two  Rosh Chodesh  ("Head of the Month") days for the month of  Cheshvan  (when a month has 30 days, both the last day of the month and the first day of the following month serve as the following month's Rosh Chodesh). Special portions are added to the daily prayers: Hallel (Psalms 113-118) is recited -- in its "partial" form -- following the Shacharit morning prayer, and the  Yaaleh V'yavo  prayer is added to the Amidah and to Grace After Meals; the additional Musaf prayer is said (when Rosh Chodesh is Shabbat, special additions are made to the Shabbat Musaf). Tachnun (confession of sins) and similar prayers are omitted. Many have the custom to mark Rosh Chodesh with a festive meal and reduced work activity. The latter custom is prev...