Talmud zu Jeschijahu 46:3

The benediction over the moon must not be said except at the conclusion of the Sabbath when one is in an exhilarated mood¹After the happiness of the Sabbath day. and well dressed. [43a] He directs his eyes towards the moon, places his feet together and pronounces the benediction ‘Who²Preceded, as all benedictions, by ‘Blessed art Thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe’. didst create the heavens by Thy word and all their hosts by the breath of Thy mouth. Thou didst set for them a fixed law and time that they should not change their ordained task. They are glad and rejoice to perform the will of their Possessor.³Inserted by GRA and M; omitted by V. H adds it in the textual notes. They act loyally, for their⁴So GRA, M and H. V has ‘for his’. action is truth. To the moon Thou didst say that it should renew itself with a precious light and a diadem of beauty for those who have been sustained from the womb⁵A reference to Israel (cf. Is. 46, 3). who, like it, will be renewed in the future and glorify their Creator for the majesty of His kingdom. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, Who hallowest the New Moons’.⁶H reads ‘hallowest Israel and the New Moons’; the reading of GRA is ‘Who renewest the months’.