We blow the shofar as a renewal of God's renewal God’s coronation as King. God completed Creation on Rosh Hashanah, establishing His sovereignty over the Universe.Rabbi Saadiah Gaon offers 10 reasons for this commandment: There is a commandment for all to hear the shofar blasts from a horn, customarily a ram’s horn, on Rosh Hashanah. On Rosh Hashanah, it is customary to greet one another with the blessing in hebrew: L'shanah tovah tikateiv veteichateim, “May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year.” Tashlich PrayerĪ special prayer said near a body of water, symbolically casting our sins into the sea. We also perform Hatarat Nedarim, annulment of vows, so we can go into the new year with a clean slate. Some have the custom of visiting cemeteries to appeal to God to hear our prayers in the merit of those more righteous. Many have the custom to go to a Mikveh to cleanse themselves in preparation. Similarly, we should forgive anyone who might have wronged us. Erev Rosh Hashanahīefore Rosh Hashanah we should ask forgiveness from anyone we may have wronged. Since Hebrew days begin at sundown, the beginning of Rosh Hashanah is at sundown at the end of 29 Elul, going into 1 Tishrei. The overarching theme of the prayers and of the holiday is the coronation of God as King of the universe. The prayers for Rosh Hashanah are broken up into three parts: Malchuyot, Zichronot, and Shofrot. In Jewish prayer books, Rosh Hashanah is also called Yom HaZikaron, “a day of remembrance.” The Mishnah refers to Rosh Hashanah as the day of judgment. The Bible refers to this holiday as Zichron Teruah and Yom Teruah, “day of blowing the horn” (Leviticus 23:24, Numbers 29:1). The Talmud teaches us that three books are opened on Rosh Hashanah, where the fate of the righteous, the wicked, and the intermediate individuals are recorded. The two days of Rosh Hashanah are referred to as a Yoma Arichtah, one long day. Since the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in 70 CE, it became more difficult to determine the date of Rosh Hashanah in the same way it had been determined prior, so a second day was added to Rosh Hashanah to account for the unclarity. According to the Torah, however, Rosh Hashanah is a one-day celebration. Rosh Hashanah is celebrated as a two-day holiday, beginning on the first day of the month of Tishrei. According to commentators of the Talmud, Rosh Hashanah commemorates the creation of man (Tractate Rosh Hashanah). It is the new year for people, animals, and for legal contracts. Rosh Hashanah, which translates literally to “head of the year,” is the Jewish New Year.
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