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Rosh Hashana is the Jewish New Year which is both a holiday as well as a day of Judgement. Following Rosh Hashana until [[Yom Kippur]], there is a period called Aseret Yemei Teshuva, the Ten Days of Repentance. The laws and customs for Rosh Hashana and Aseret Yemei Teshuva are outlined below: | Rosh Hashana is the Jewish New Year which is both a holiday as well as a day of Judgement. Following Rosh Hashana until [[Yom Kippur]], there is a period called Aseret Yemei Teshuva, the Ten Days of Repentance. The laws and customs for Rosh Hashana and Aseret Yemei Teshuva are outlined below: | ||
==Simanim | ==Simanim== | ||
# There is a custom to eat certain fruits as a good sign for the new year. <ref>Chazon Ovadyah (Yamim Noraim, pg 180) </ref> | # There is a custom to eat certain fruits, called Simanim, as a good sign for the new year. <ref>Chazon Ovadyah (Yamim Noraim, pg 180) </ref> | ||
==Sleeping on Rosh Hashana== | ==Sleeping on Rosh Hashana== | ||
# It's a proper minhag not to sleep on Rosh Hashana. For someone who has a headache should sleep a little after midday in order to perform the mitzvot and prayers better. <ref>Chazon Ovadyah (Yamim Noraim, pg 183-4), Kaf HaChaim 584:38,39 </ref> | # It's a proper minhag not to sleep on Rosh Hashana. For someone who has a headache should sleep a little after midday in order to perform the mitzvot and prayers better. <ref>Chazon Ovadyah (Yamim Noraim, pg 183-4), Kaf HaChaim 584:38,39 </ref> | ||
