Hav! Hav!

Hav! Hav!

What should a person daven for on Rosh Hashanah? We have physical needs and spiritual needs, and we all need Moshiach. What should be our primary focus on Rosh Hashanah?

The Zohar says that those who daven for their personal needs on Rosh Hashanah are like dogs who shout, "Hav hav — Give! Give!" From the Zohar, it seems wrong to daven for worldly needs. We should only daven for Moshiach and spirituality, but this isn't the accepted custom. We do daven for gashmiyos on Rosh Hashanah, and tzaddikim encourage us to do so.

One year, before tekiyas shofar, the Baal Shem Tov zy'a told his students to daven for parnassah and all their worldly needs.