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Saying “Lishana Tova T’Kasev…” and Eating the “Simanim” on the Second Night of Rosh Hashanah

Saying “Lishana Tova T’Kasev…” and Eating the “Simanim” on the Second Night of Rosh Hashanah

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This article originally appeared in Yeshurun 25 (2011) אמירת ‘לשנה טובה תכתב’, ואכילת ה’סימנים’ בליל שני של ראש השנה מאת אליעזר יהודה בראדט א. ר’ יוסף יוזפא הלוי כותב בספרו נהג כצאן יוסף: “מותר לישון ביום שני דראש השנה, דהא כבר נגמר דינו” . וככל הנראה, כך גם סובר הגר”א מווילנא הכותב, שהמעשה באותו חסיד שהלך ללון בבית הקברות ושמע מה נגזר על אותה שנה , היה בליל שני דראש השנה . היינו, בליל שני כבר נסתיים הדין ונפסק מה…

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Some Rosh ha-Shana Readings

Some Rosh ha-Shana Readings

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For those interested in posts relating to Rosh ha-Shana, aside from the most recent post regarding gifting knives, we discuss some of the history and personalities relating to the controversy of blowing the shofar when Rosh ha-Shana falls on Saturday here and see this recent article as well. This post (in Hebrew) discusses the custom of refraining from meat on Rosh ha-Shana. The bulk of the commonly recited piyutim on Rosh ha-Shana are attributed to R. Eliezer ha-Kallir who is…

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A Knife, Is it A Dangerous Gift for Rosh haShana?

A Knife, Is it A Dangerous Gift for Rosh haShana?

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I. R. Nachman of Breslov’s Position on Knife GivingAs Erev Rosh Hashanah approaches, let me remind you of a popular trend some people, prior to Rosh Hashana, buy knives for their households, or as presents for others. Why all this enthusiasm? Some will explain that buying a new knife for Rosh Hashana is a popular segulah for livelihood. This segulah is so powerful that many wives insist that their husbands buy a new knife each approaching Rosh Hashana. This custom…

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R. Akiva Yosef Schlesinger, Tikkat Shofar on Shabbat & plagiarism (of course)

R. Akiva Yosef Schlesinger, Tikkat Shofar on Shabbat & plagiarism (of course)

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Menachem Mendel has a very good post discussing the issues and the history regarding the propriety of blowing the shofar on Rosh HaShana when it falls on Shabbat. A central figure in this discussion is R. Akiva Yosef Schlesinger. R. Schlesinger is perhaps best known for his book Lev haIvri a commentary on the last will and testament of the Hatam Sofer. In this book, which perhaps can be used to trace much of Haredi ideology today, the bulk is…

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