Rosh Chodesh and Women

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Rosh Chodesh and Women
Teacher: Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller Class: Jewish Calendar I (Elul and Rosh Hashana)

The women did not worship the golden calf. They were able to use the attribute of Mulchut, seeing Hashem as king instead of themselves. When they saw the men worshiping the golden calf, they were able to say, "But Hashem said not to worship graven images" The reward for this was that the women were given Rosh Chodesh as a partial holiday.

Since we are taught that real reward is not in this world but in the world to come, what is the meaning of a reward in this world?

A reward in this world is the means to move further.

Rosh Chodesh is the time when the spiritual powers for the month is coming down. We can use this time to grow spiritually.