Rosh Hashana |
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/ It is customary to eat pomegranates on the first night of Rosh Hashana. One should not push it off to the second night to use it as a Shehecheyanu, since this is one of the fruits which is eaten for symbolic reasons on the first night. Although we do not say the Yehi Ratzons, if one is eating at the home of a person who does say the Yehi Ratzons, he should answer Amen after hearing the yehi ratzon said. Even one who is not careful with Mayim Achronim during the year, should be careful during Rosh Hashana. (Mateh Ephraim 583:4) On the second night of Rosh Hashana one should endeavor to have a new fruit on the table or wear a new garment when saying Kiddush, and lighting the candles. One should glance at the new fruit when saying the Shehecheyanu and also have it in mind. The shehecheyanu fruit should be eaten after Kiddush, before washing one's hands for HaMotzi. It is preferable for one to eat a Kazayis of the new fruit and say a Brocho Achrono over it. One who forgets to say Yaale V'Yovo during the night meals of Rosh Hashana is required to say the bentching over again. If he forgot it during the afternoon meal, one does not bentch over. |