Shabbat Rosh Chodesh and 10th Grade Trip to Israel

This Shabbat in addition to reading this week’s parsha, Tazria, we read the special parsha known as Ha’Chodesh. It begins by instructing B’nai Yisrael to designate the month of Nisan as the first month in the monthly cycle of the year. Parshat Ha’Chodesh continues with all the specific regulations involved with the Pesach sacrifice and the very first seder held in Egypt. However, this Shabbat also happens to be Rosh Chodesh Nisan. These two special days, Shabbat and Rosh Chodesh, bring together an important confluence of ideas.