Greetings After Ma’ariv

Parsha Halacha | December 10, 2025

After Ma’ariv it is customary to greet one another in the following way:

To a man, one should say: L'shana Tova Tikatev Vetaichatem.
To a woman we say: L'shana Tova Tikatvi Vetaichatmi.
Some add the words le’alter lechayim tovim uleshalom (immediately for good life and peace).
The Chabad custom is to say this greeting in the singular, even when greeting an important person that one would normally address in third person.
When greeting a group (of men or of men and women) one should say: L'shana Tova Tekataivu Veteichataimu.
These greetings shouldn't be given after midday (chatzot) of the (second) day of Yom Tov because by then the “inscribing” of Rosh Hashanah has (hopefully) been completed. Some say that these greetings should only be given on the first night of Rosh Hashanah.

After Ma’ariv it is customary to greet one another in the following way:

To a man, one should say: L'shana Tova Tikatev Vetaichatem.
To a woman we say: L'shana Tova Tikatvi Vetaichatmi.
Some add the words le’alter lechayim tovim uleshalom (immediately for good life and peace).
The Chabad custom is to say this greeting in the singular, even when greeting an important person that one would normally address in third person.
When greeting a group (of men or of men and women) one should say: L'shana Tova Tekataivu Veteichataimu.
These greetings shouldn't be given after midday (chatzot) of the (second) day of Yom Tov because by then the “inscribing” of Rosh Hashanah has (hopefully) been completed. Some say that these greetings should only be given on the first night of Rosh Hashanah.

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