May women engage in communal wailing (aneiyah) on Rosh Chodesh?
Synopsis
On Rosh Chodesh, women may engage in aneiyah (communal chanting together) but not kinah (responsive chanting where one leads and others follow). This is because kinah constitutes the primary form of eulogy, which is prohibited on Rosh Chodesh.
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