Rosh HaShana | Machon Shilo

Tefillin on the Second Day of Rosh HaShana

In answer to the many who have asked: to those who have the z'khuth to live in EY, I recommend that one wear T'phillin, at least at some...

What is the Halakhic source for Selikhot?

Question What is the Halachic source for Selikhot? Is saying Selikhoth obligatory like other mitzvoth? Answer 1. Saying S’lihoth is a...

Teki'at shofar

Mishneh Torah, ch 3

Tashlich on Rosh HaShana

Question: Should one do Tashlich on Rosh HaShana? Answer: No, one should not. As the Vilna Gaon (haGra) points out, this is an unseemly...

Rosh haShana. Two days, or one?

Part 1 Jews even outside Eress Yisrael kept only one day. So says Rashi. Tosafoth disagree. What makes the Jewish calendar different...

The themes of Rosh haShana and Yom Kippur

What is the difference between Rosh haShana and Yom haKippurim?

Uman for Rosh HaShana

Question: Should I leave Israel to go to Uman on Rosh HaShana? Answer: One should not leave Israel to go to Uman. Rav Kook pointed out...