On a Rosh Chodesh (new month) that falls on a day when communal fasting occurs, which Torah reading takes precedence?
Synopsis
When fasting on Rosh Chodesh, the Rosh Chodesh Torah reading is read in the morning service, and the fast day reading ('Vayehal') is read in the afternoon service.
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