From the Rav’s Desk: 1) Were Shluchim sent in Chodesh Sivan to inform others as to when the new moon was sanctified? 2) What to say first, Havdalah or Kiddush Levana?

Question: [Sunday, 12th Sivan, 5781] I read in the Shulchan Aruch of Admur chapter 600:1 that in times that the new moon was sanctified based on testimony, that messengers were sent in the month of Nissan, Sivan, and Tishreiy to inform the populace as to when the moon was sanctified […]