Erev Rosh Hashanah

Annulment of vows, mikvah, Psalms, and no shofar. These are some of the day-before-Rosh Hashanah observances.

"Today is the day before Rosh Hashanah," his Zeide explained. "Today we do not blow Shofar. Tomorrow morning, we will blow the shofar in shul." The child did not comprehend the reasons. He kicked and screamed, telling his Zeide, "One more blast! One more ...

A detailed look at the laws of Rosh Hashanah.

The Rebbe visits resting place of his predecessor, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn

שִׁמְעוּ נָא רַבּוֹתַי דַּיָּנִים מֻמְחִים, כָּל־נֵדֶר אוֹ שְׁבוּעָה אוֹ אִסּוּר וַאֲפִילּוּ אִסּוּר הֲנָאָה שֶׁאָסַרְתִּי עָלַי אוֹ עַל־אֲחֵֽרִים בְּכָל־לָשׁוֹן שֶׁל אִסּוּר, וְכָל־מוֹצָא שְׂפָתַי שֶׁיָּצָא מִפִּי, אוֹ שֶׁנָּדַרְתִּי וְגָמַרְתִּי בְלִבִּ...

The Annulment of Vows (Hatarat Nedarim) is said on Erev Rosh Hashanah, before midday, preferably in the presence of a quorum of ten (or three) men, who form an ad hoc rabbinical court. The petitioner should stand facing those who annul, who are seated. He...

In the fourth year of the reign of King Zedekiah, Jeremiah prophesied that Jerusalem would ultimately fall to Nebuchadnezzar (Jeremiah ch. 27). A false prophet named Hananiah son of Azur contradicted his words, claiming that in two years’ time, the precio...

Today is the fifth day of Creation, when G‑d created the animals of the sea and the birds: G‑d said, “Let the waters swarm a swarming of living creatures, and let birds fly over the earth, across the expanse of the heavens.” …G‑d saw that it was good. G‑d...

Tachnun (confession of sins) and similar prayers are omitted.

The pre-Rosh Hashanah morning service has some extra features -- selichot and hatarat nedarim -- and is missing several features -- tachanun and the sounding of the shofar...