Haircuts and Bathing

It is customary to take a haircut (if necessary) and bathe on Erev Rosh Hashanah. By grooming ourselves as one does at joyous times we are showing that we are confident that the Almighty will find us meritorious in judgment and we are showing our joy in advance of this judgment.

● We don our Shabbat garments in honor of Rosh Hashanah, confident that G-d will bless all of us with a good and sweet year. However, some have a custom not to wear clothes on Rosh Hashanah that are as nice as Shabbat and Yom Tov clothes.