KiddushFill a wine cup to the brim and recite while standing:[when Rosh Hashanah coincides with Shabbat, recite]:- “Yom ha-shishi. Vayechulu ha-shamayim ve-haaretz, vechol tzevaam. Vayechal Elokim ha-shevi’i melachto asher asah, vayishbot bayom ha-shevi’i mikol melachto asher asah. Vayevarech Elokim et yom ha-shevi’i vayekadesh oto, ki vo shavat mikol melachto asher bara Elokim laasot.”[when the holiday falls on a weekday]:- “Uveyom simchatchem uvmoadeichem uveroshei chodsheichem utkaatem bachatzotzrot al oloteichem ve’al zivchei shalmeichem, vehayu lachem lezikaron lifnei Elokeichem ani Adonai Elokeichem.”Savri maranan:[those present respond]:- L’chaim!- “Baruch Atah Adonai, Elokeinu Melech haolam, borei pri hagefen.”- “Baruch Atah Adonai, Elokeinu Melech haolam, asher bachar banu mikol am, veromemanu mikol lashon, vekidshanu bemitzvotav, vatiten lanu Adonai Elokeinu be’ahavah et Yom (on Shabbat: ha-Shabbat hazeh ve’et Yom) ha-Zikaron hazeh, et Yom Tov mikra kodesh hazeh, Yom Teruah (on Shabbat, instead of Yom Teruah, recite: Zichron Teruah) be’ahavah mikra kodesh zecher litziat Mitzrayim, udvarecha Malkeinu emet vekayam laad. Baruch Atah Adonai, Melech al kol haaretz, mekadesh (on Shabbat: ha-Shabbat ve-) Yisrael ve-Yom ha-Zikaron.”[The Shehecheyanu blessing is recited here on both the first and second evenings of Rosh Hashanah. Women recite this blessing when lighting the candles.]- “Baruch Atah Adonai Elokeinu Melech haolam, shehecheyanu vekiyemanu vehigiyanu lazman hazeh.”(Blessed are You, G-d, our G-d, King of the universe, Who has given us life, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this time.)[The person reciting Kiddush sits down and takes a sip of wine.]It is customary to bless the children at this point!Before reciting the blessing, place your right hand on the child’s head and say:[For boys]: “Yesimcha Elokim ke-Ephraim ve-khe-Menashe.”[For girls]: “Yesimech Elokim ke-Sarah, Rivkah, Rachel ve-Leah.”Berachah:“Vayedaber Adonai el Moshe lemor:Daber el Aharon ve’el banav lemor, ko tevarechu et bnei Yisrael amor lahem:Yevarechecha Adonai veyishmerecha. Ya’er Adonai panav elecha vichuneka. Yisa Adonai panav elecha veyasem lecha shalom.Vesamu et Shemi al bnei Yisrael vaAni avarechem.” (Bamidbar 6:22)TranslationAnd Adonai spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying: This is how you shall bless the Children of Israel, saying to them: May Adonai bless you and protect you. May Adonai shine His countenance upon you and be gracious to you. May Adonai turn His countenance toward you and grant you peace. Thus shall they place My Name upon the Children of Israel, and I will bless them.“May it be Your will, our Father in Heaven, that You place love for You and awe of You in his heart, and that he fear You all the days of his life and never sin. May his aspiration be toward Torah and mitzvot. May his eyes look straight ahead, his mouth speak words of wisdom, and his heart be occupied with mitzvot all his days. May his source be blessed. May You provide him with a generous livelihood, without hardship, abundantly and graciously, from Your open hand, and not through gifts from flesh and blood, so that his livelihood will be available for the service of Ha-Shem. May he be inscribed and sealed for a good and long life among all the righteous of Israel. Amen.”TranslationMay it be the will of our Father in Heaven that your heart be filled with love for Him and awe of Him, and that you fear Him all the days of your life so that you do not sin. May your desire be directed toward Torah and mitzvot. May your eyes look forward, your mouth speak words of wisdom, and your heart be occupied with mitzvot all your days. May your source be blessed. May He provide you with a generous livelihood, without suffering, so that you do not depend on the will of others and can serve the Almighty. May you be inscribed in the Book of Life and Longevity together with all the righteous of Israel. Amen![Netilat yadayim—washing the hands before eating bread]Blessing over the bread[On Rosh Hashanah, a round challah is placed on the table—a symbol of a good, complete year.]- “Einei chol eilecha yesaberu, ve-Atah noten lahem et ochlam be-ito. Poteach et yadecha umasbia lechol chai ratzon.”- “Baruch Atah Adonai Elokeinu Melech haolam, ha-motzi lechem min haaretz.” (Blessed are You, G-d, our G-d, King of the universe, Who brings bread forth from the earth.)[A piece of challah is dipped in honey rather than salt, so that the year will be sweet. This custom continues through the end of the autumn holidays, until Hoshana Rabbah.]Good wishesA man is wished:- “L’shanah tovah v’tichatem”—(May you be inscribed for a good year, and may that inscription be sealed.)A woman is wished:- “L’shanah tovah tikatevi v’tichatemi”;Rosh Hashanah Simanim—signs of Rosh HashanahThe Rosh Hashanah Simanim—the symbolic foods of the festive meal—are mentioned in the Talmud. Before eating each siman, recite:1. AppleTake a piece of apple, dip it in honey, and recite the blessing over fruit:- “Baruch Atah Adonai, Elokeinu Melech haolam, borei pri ha’etz.”(Blessed are You, G-d, our G-d, King of the universe, Who creates the fruit of the tree!)Then recite:- “Yehi ratzon milfanecha, shetechadesh aleinu shanah tovah umetukah!”(May it be Your will, Almighty, that the new year be good and sweet for us!)2. Leek—“karti”- “Yehi ratzon milfanecha, Avinu shebaShamayim, sheyikaretu soneinu”—(May it be Your will, Almighty, that our enemies be cut off.)3. Beet—“selek”- “Yehi ratzon milfanecha, Avinu shebaShamayim, sheyistalku oyveinu vesoneinu vechol mevakshei raateinu!”—(May it be Your will, Almighty, that all our adversaries be removed.)4. Dates—“tamar”- “Yehi ratzon milfanecha, Avinu shebaShamayim, sheyitamu oyveinu vesoneinu!”— (May it be Your will, Almighty, that our enemies disappear from the earth.)5. Carrot—“gezer”- “Yehi ratzon milfanecha, Avinu shebaShamayim, shetigzor aleinu gezerot tovot!”— (May it be Your will, Almighty, that no harsh decree be issued against us and that our merits be proclaimed before You.)6. Pomegranate—“rimon”- “Yehi ratzon milfanecha, Avinu shebaShamayim, shetarbeh zechuyoteinu ka-rimon!”—(May it be Your will, Almighty, that our merits increase like the seeds of a pomegranate.)7. Black-eyed peas—“rubia”- “Yehi ratzon milfanecha, Adonai Elokeinu ve-Elokei avoteinu, sheyirbu zechuyoteinu utelabevenu”—(May it be Your will, Adonai, our G-d and G-d of our fathers, that our merits increase and that our repentance be accepted.)8. Pumpkin—“karti”- “Yehi ratzon milfanecha Adonai Elokeinu ve-Elokei avoteinu, sheyikarei roa gezar dineinu, veyikareu lefanecha zechuyoteinu”—(May it be Your will, Adonai, our G-d and G-d of our fathers, that the evil of the decree against us be torn up and that our merits be proclaimed before You.)9. Fish head—“rosh dag”- “Yehi ratzon milfanecha, Avinu shebaShamayim, shehiyyeh lanu le-rosh, velo le-zanav!”— (May it be Your will, Almighty, that we be at the head and not at the tail.)10. Any kosher fish—“dag”- “Yehi ratzon milfanecha, Avinu shebaShamayim, shenifre, venirbeh, ka-dagim!”— (May it be Your will, Almighty, that we flourish and multiply like fish.)L’shanah Tovah Tikatevu!
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