![]() Hoffman, Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion Pre-order your copy at. I recommend it highly for anyone in mourning –Rabbi Dr. How do mourners get through that empty eternity of their first year without a loved one, that interminable stretch of darkness-perhaps deepening into despair-after shivah ends? Here at last is a way forward: a week-by-week, yearlong pathway through poetry, ritual, music, and the textual wisdom of Jewish tradition, brilliantly conceived and compassionately framed. Segal, the book helps support individuals to regain their grounding after loss and, through the richness of Jewish tradition, deepen their connections to memories of loved ones using poetry, prayers, study texts, and songs. Want to learn more about the High Holidays? Sign up for a special High Holiday prep email series.An upcoming resource for part of the Jewish life-cycle that gets less attention: Coming in May, The Year of Mourning: A Jewish Journey is now available for pre-order. After the blessing, that item of food is put away and saved to be eaten on Shabbat. The custom is to take bread or matzah and an item of cooked food such as meat or fish, put them on a plate and say the blessing, which can be found here. ![]() When Rosh Hashanah falls on Thursday and Friday (as it did in 2017), it is traditional to say an extra blessing called Eiruv Tavshilin before lighting the candles on the first night. This is a popular Rosh Hashanah fruit both because it is mentioned as being one of the native fruits of the land of Israel (Deuteronomy 8:8), and because of the traditional claim that there are 613 seeds in each fruit, which corresponds to the number of commandments in the Torah. The blessing (text above), usually recited to commemorate a new situation, is said on the second day of Rosh Hashanah both in honor of the day and the new fruit.Ī common choice for a new fruit is the pomegranate. This custom developed as a technical solution to a legal difficulty surrounding the recitation of the Shechehiyanu blessing on the second day of the holiday. Since Rosh Hashanah is a two-day festival, all of the above rituals are repeated the second evening as well with the addition of the custom of the new fruit. Birkat Hamazon (Grace After Meals)Īfter the meal, one recites the Birkat Hamazon, the “grace after meals,” including all the special additions marking the festival of Rosh Hashanah.įind the full text of the Birkat Hamazon (with additional lines for Rosh Hashanah) on Sefaria. May it be Your will, Adonai our God, that the new year will be good and sweet. Y’hi ratzon mil’fanecha Adonai Eloheinu shetichadesh aleinu shanah tova u’metukah. The blessing over tree fruit is customarily recited:īarukh ata Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha’olam borei p’ri ha’eitz.īlessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of the universe, who creates the fruit of the tree. The hope for a sweet year is also the main reason behind one of the most well-known and popular customs of Rosh Hashanah: eating apples dipped in honey. And because we hope that the coming year will be a sweet one, the bread is customarily sweetened with raisins and drizzled honey. It is customary on Rosh Hashanah to make the blessing over round loaves, symbolizing the circle of life and the revolving seasons. (Quietly:) Va-yi-hee Erev Va-yi-hee Voker. God made the Shabbos holy and separate from all other days of the week. ![]() The text of the Hamotzi on Rosh Hashanah is exactly the same as the text on Shabbat: The Friday night Kiddush begins with an excerpt from Genesis 2:13 which describes how God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh day (Shabbos). This is also a feature of Friday night Shabbat meals, in which this blessing is made over braided challah, the traditional twisted egg loaves. Hamotziīefore partaking of the meal, one recites Hamotzi, the blessing over bread. ![]() As with all other festivals, it is traditional to recite the Shehechiyanu prayer again after the Kiddush and before drinking.įind the full text of the Rosh Hashanah Kiddush (with Shehechiyanu) on Sefaria. ![]() It is a custom to ensure that all family members and guests are able to participate by holding and drinking from their own cup of wine or grape juice. Next, one sanctifies the holiday by reciting the special Kiddush (blessing over wine) for Rosh Hashanah. Shehechiyanuīarukh ata adonai elohenu melekh ha’olam, shehecheyanu, v’kiyimanu, v’higiyanu la’z’man ha’zeh Baruch ata Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, asher kidshanu b’mitzvotav vitzivanu l’hadlik ner shel yom tov. ![]()
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