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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: | ||
==Shofar== | |||
# It is a mitzvah from the Torah to hear the Shofar blows on Rosh Hashana. <ref>Yalkut Yosef 583:1</ref> | |||
# The congregation should stand while the Baal Tokeh makes the Brachot on the shofar and then they may sit for the blows prior to Mussaf. For the blows during Mussaf and the Chazarat HaShatz, the congregation should stand.<ref>Yalkut Yosef 583:3</ref> | |||
==Simanim== | ==Simanim== | ||
# 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> | # 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> | ||
