Rosh Chodesh Nissan

Yahrtzeit Yomi #1009!! א ניסן!! Rabboisai!! Rosh Chodesh Nissan!! A time of renewal, rebirth and rejuvenation!! Rosh Chodesh Nissan has always been a day associated with glorious opportunity for renewal and revitalization: 1. It was on this day that כלל ישראל were commanded in mitzvos for the first time. 2. It was on this day that אהרן הכהן became the first כהן גדול. 3. And it was on this day that אדם and חוה were created and placed in גן עדן, and were later forgiven for their sin (on that very same day). Wait, WHAAATTT??!??? “Weren’t אדם and חוה created on Rosh Hashana, the first day of Tishrei?!?” Well my friends, despite what you may have always understood, the answer is a resounding “no”. After a lengthy discussion, the Gemara (ראש השנה יב) concludes that the actual creation of the world took place in Nissan, and not in Tishrei. Allow me to elaborate: (Note: in the following Talmudic discussion, “The Creation of the World” refers to the sixth day of creation, Friday, when אדם and חוה were created, and NOT to the first day of creation. Thus, the day of the creation of אדם and חוה was either the First of Tishrei or the First of Nissan.) The Gemara (שם) tells us that while our calendar years are reckoned as beginning and ending in the month of Tishrei, in accordance with the opinion of רבי אליעזר; the actual creation of the world occurred in Nissan, in accordance with the opinion of רבי יהושע - ״למבול כרבי אליעזר, ולתקופה כרבי יהושע״. Now, if you are wondering why you always