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Sochatchov on renewing the soul with the Shofar
In the sefer Eretz Tzvi, by Rabbi Aryeh Tzvi Frumer it says (Eretz Tzvi, Moadim, Newer Version, Vol. 2, p, 48):
ויש לומר הענין בזה לפי מה ששמעתי מאדמו"ר הזקן זצוקלה"ה מסוכטשוב דע"י
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The Tolner Rebbe on donkeys and shofars
This article refers to a teaching of the Tolner Rebbe on the Talmudic passage regarding one who mistakes the sound of the shofar for the sound of a donkey:
The Tolner Rebbe asks – which Jew walks by ...
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The Shaliach tzibbur reciting "Hamelech" on Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur from his seat
On both Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, the shaliach tzibbur chants "Hamelech" at the onset of Shacharis from his seat and then makes his way to the amud.
The Aruch HaShulchan, OC 584:1 brings ...
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What other phrase did the rabbis use to describe "yom teruah" besides the ones below?
What other phrase did the rabbis use to describe "yom teruah" besides the ones below?
Our rabbis of blessed memory gave additional "phrases" to describe or to name our holy days.
For example, the ...
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(Why) is there a custom to have round challah for Rosh HaShanah?
I have noticed that the local kosher bakeries sell round challot (as opposed to their usual braided loaves) in advance of Rosh HaShanah.
Is such a custom noted in any written sources?
If yes, what ...
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Weekdays atoning for Weekdays during the year
I have heard from a few speakers that during the week before Rosh Hashana (some versions say that it is the week of Aseres Yemei Teshuvah), each day of the week that one does Teshuvah and acts ...
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Where do we first see Elul as a time for repentance?
Today, the month of Elul is seen as being an introduction to the period of the High Holy Days (Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur).
For instance, Tur Orach Chaim 581:
התקינו חז"ל שיהו תוקעין בר"ח אלול ...
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Rosh Hashanah as a Day of Friendliness
Are there any texts or commentators which discuss the idea of Rosh Hashanah being a day of friendliness?
The Artscroll/Stone on Bamidbar 23:22 follows Rashi's understanding (Bamidbar 23:21) of "utru'...
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The Medrash and Gemara about Hoshana Rabbah
I read on shirat devorah the following:
1) The Midrash tells us that G‑d told Abraham: “If atonement is not granted to your children on Rosh Hashanah, I will grant it on Yom Kippur; if they do not ...
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Hataras Nederim Erev Rosh HaShanah
What is the earliest makor (source) for making hataras nederim erev rosh hashanah in front of 3 people with a long nusach? It appears from minimal research to be a rather "late" minhag. What is the ...
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Who added on the words לאלתר לחיים טובים ולשלום to the greeting לשנה טובה תכתב ותחתם?
Orach Chaim 582:9 - The Rama brings in the name of the Tur that on Rosh Hashana one should bless his friend & family לשנה טובה תכתב. Be'er Hataiv says that one should say לשנה טובה תכתב ותחתם.
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Is there any source for throwing bread during tashlich? [duplicate]
Is there a reliable Jewish source that encourages throwing bread when performing tashlich?
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Earliest source for dipping apple in honey on Rosh Hashana
What is the earliest source for the custom of dipping an apple in honey on Rosh Hashana?
(It is found in the Tur (Siman 683), the Abudraham (quoted by the Rama there) - believed to be a student of ...
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A new knife for Rosh Hashanah?
There is a custom to buy a knife for Rosh Hashanah: the qualifier is that the knife not be serrated. What is the source for this custom and what is the significance of the knife not having edges?
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