Parsha Panorama - HaChodesh: The "4 Parshiyos" Explained (Part 4/4) 🌙

Why was Rosh Chodesh the first Mitzvah we received as a nation? Hashem could have given us all of the Hilchos Pesach and made Pesach the first day of the calendar year and Korban Pesach the first Mitzvah. Why DIDN'T He do that? Why did He begin with Rosh Chodesh and then leave Pesach for the middle of the month, leaving open a two-week window? And now that we've reached the end of the "4 Parshiyos," what has this series truly been about? Series Intro: https://jewishpodcasts.fm/thedatabeis/9649 Part I - Shekalim: https://jewishpodcasts.fm/thedatabeis/9945 Part II - Zachor: https://jewishpodcasts.fm/thedatabeis/10224 Part III - Parah: https://jewishpodcasts.fm/thedatabeis/11153 Extra reading on the 4 Parshiyos: https://www.yeshiva.co/midrash/13332 Extra reading on Yotzros/Krovos for the 4 Parshiyos: http://jerroldlandau.com/piyutMyk.php