FRIDAY NIGHT

Shabbos, first night of Rosh Hashanah, 1 Tishrei, 5787

• Throughout the two days of Rosh Hashanah, use every spare moment to say Tehillim.
• On Rosh Hashanah, avoid mundane speech as much as possible.

Maariv

• Before Maariv we say Tehillim. The Rebbe would enter 770 and everyone would begin saying Tehillim together for at least ten minutes.
• Kabolas Shabbos begins with Mizmor Ledavid.
• In Lechah Dodi, say Gam berinah uvetzahalah (and not besimchah).
• During Shemoneh Esrei (tonight and throughout the Aseres Yemei Teshuvah), we add Zachreinu lechaim, Mi chamocha, Uchsov lechaim tovim, and Uvesefer chaim, and we replace Hakel hakadosh with Hamelech hakadosh, and Oseh shalom with Oseh hashalom. See below, "Hosafos," for the halachos that apply if any of these sections were omitted/not replaced.
• Remember to add pieces for Shabbos.
• After Shemoneh Esrei, we say: Vayechulu, Me'ein Shevah, L'dovid Mizmor—for Rosh Hashanah, Kaddish Tiskabel, Mizmor L'dovid etc.—as on every Shabbos.
• The Rebbe Rashab said that having proper kavanah when saying L'dovid Mizmor—declaring Hashem's dominion over the world—creates a path through which one can receive physical sustenance from Hashem throughout the year.

After Maariv, we wish each other Leshanah tovah tikaseiv veseichaseim (to a man) or Leshanah tovah tikaseivi veseichaseimi (to a woman).

Shabbos-Rosh Hashanah Meal

Say Sholom Aleichem, and the usual pieces for Shabbos, quietly.

Say the nusach of Kiddush for Shabbos and Rosh Hashanah.

• After Kiddush, wash and make lechem mishneh, dipping the challah into honey. The challah is dipped into honey at the rest of the Rosh Hashanah meals as well.
• After eating a piece of challah, eat a piece of apple dipped into honey." First say Borei Peri Ha'eitz, then say the Yehi Ratzon, and then eat the apple.
• It is customary to eat pomegranates, the head of a (ram or) fish, and carrots. However, do not say a Yehi Ratzon when eating them. It is preferable to eat the pomegranates immediately after the apples.

Avoid eating foods with a bitter or sharp taste on Rosh Hashanah. Additionally, avoid eating nuts.

When bentching, add Retzei and Yaaleh Viyavo, inserting the words beyom hazikaron hazeh, beyom tov mikra kodesh hazeh. Additionally, say the Harachaman for Yom Tov, followed by the Harachaman for Rosh Hashanah, in addition to the Harachaman for Shabbos. See below, "Hosafos,” for the halachos that apply if you forgot to say Yaaleh Viyavo.