A segulah (divine remedy) for ensuring conception is for both of them, husband and wife, to recite the chapter “And on your New Moons” (Numbers 28:11-15) prior to relations. Similarly, if an infant is sick, God forbid, then husband and wife should recite the chapter “And on your New Moons.”

This is because “meorot (lights)” (Genesis 1:14) is missing a vav, which is the life-force of all things. Similarly, “Moshe kalot (finished)” (Numbers 7:1) is also missing a vav.

All this is the mystery of the blemish of the moon. From there stems the aspect of meorot without a vav, which is the outbreak of diphtheria in children, God forbid. This is because the vav is the life-force of all things, and so a missing vav hints to a lack in life-force. This gives rise to small children dying, God forbid.

Now, on the New Moon, the moon begins its process of completion and rectification, as is known. For then, [at the New Moon,] it had reached the epitome of blemish and lack, and so immediately begins the rectification and completion.

And this is the allusion of KaLoT: it is an acrostic for Kaparah L’khol Toldotam (forgiveness for all their offspring). For on the New Moon the aspect of “kalot Moshe,” which corresponds to the moon, is rectified and mitigated; for that is when the process of completion begins. And then, from the aspect of “Moshe finished,” there is drawn “forgiveness for all their offspring,” as above.

Forgiveness, pardon and exoneration are drawn to all the offspring of Israel, so that good and long life are drawn to them. This is why the chapter “And on your New Moons” is propitious for having children, as above.