Month of TishreiObservances: Rosh Hashana
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Rosh Hashana
September 23-24, 2025 / Tishrei 1-2, 5786
with candle-lighting times for Brooklyn, NY (*)
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Erev Rosh Hashana | Monday September 22 |
- Hatarat Nedarim (Nullification of Vows) after the Shachrit (morning) prayers.
- Prepare a candle or flame that will be able to burn safely for more than 24 hours. (For example: a Yahrzeit candle. This will be used to light the Yom Tov Candles on Tuesday night).
- Light Yom Tov Candles -- 18 minutes before Sunset (6:36pm).
- After lighting the candles, recite (Blessing for Rosh Hashana):
- Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ho-olom A-sher Ki-de-sho-nu Be-mitz-vo-sov Ve-tzi-vo-nu Le-had-lik Ner Shel Yom Ha-zi-ko-ron.
- Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ho-olom She-heche-yo-nu Ve-ki-yi-mo-nu Ve-higi-o-nu Liz-man Ha-zeh.
- בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלֹקֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו, וְצִוָּנוּ לְהַדְלִיק נֵר שֶׁל יוֹם הַזִּכָּרוֹן.
- בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלֹקֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִימָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לִזְּמַן הַזֶּה.
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Rosh Hashana | Tuesday September 23 |
- Blowing of Shofar
- The Tashlich service in the afternoon.
- Light Yom Tov Candles after nightfall (7:35pm), from a pre-existing flame.
- After lighting the candles, recite (Blessing for Rosh Hashana):
- Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ho-olom A-sher Ki-de-sho-nu Be-mitz-vo-sov Ve-tzi-vo-nu Le-had-lik Ner Shel Yom Ha-zi-ko-ron.
- Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ho-olom She-heche-yo-nu Ve-ki-yi-mo-nu Ve-higi-o-nu Liz-man Ha-zeh.
- בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלֹקֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו, וְצִוָּנוּ לְהַדְלִיק נֵר שֶׁל יוֹם הַזִּכָּרוֹן.
- בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלֹקֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִימָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לִזְּמַן הַזֶּה.
NOTE: A pre-existing flame is a flame burning continuously since the onset of the festival, such as a pilot light, gas or candle flame.
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Rosh Hashana | Wednesday September 24 |
- Blowing of Shofar.
- Yom Tov ends after nightfall (7:33pm).
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* Notes:- The sunrise/sunset routines lack accuracy. If you enter geographic coordinates above the Arctic Circle or Antarctic Circle, the times are guaranteed to be wrong.
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