[Avodah] Bracha after Haftara on Shabbat Rosh Chodesh

[daniel at kolberamah.org]

On Jul 3, 2011, at 4:04 PM, Lisa Liel wrote:
> Why the inconsistency?  I see why we say a special bracha in the musaf amidah, because that whole nusach that precedes it is special for Shabbat *and* Rosh Chodesh.  But why do we ignore it during Friday night kiddush and the bracha after the haftarah?

Off the top of my head: because when R"Ch doesn't fall on Shabbos, we have a mussaf, but neither kiddush nor haftarah.  So only musaf of Shabbos Rosh Chodesh is serving a dual purpose.