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To rest on Rosh Hashanah

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Rest from labor on Rosh Hashanah.

This mitzvah commands us to treat Rosh Hashanah as a sacred day of rest. It marks the beginning of the new year and the Day of Judgment, when all of creation passes before Hashem. By refraining from labor, we honor the holiness of the day and dedicate it to prayer, introspection, and the sounding of the shofar, which awakens the soul to repentance.

Commentary & Classical Explanation:

  • Rambam (Hilchot Yom Tov 1:1): Establishes Rosh Hashanah as a festival requiring rest from labor, just like other Yamim Tovim.
  • Sefer HaChinuch (Mitzvah 323, applied here): The root is to sanctify the day by refraining from weekday toil, focusing instead on Hashem’s kingship and judgment.
  • Talmud (Rosh Hashanah 16a): Emphasizes the day as one of remembrance and judgment, made distinct through cessation from labor and the mitzvah of shofar.
(Source: Chabad.org)
דַּבֵּ֛ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר בַּחֹ֨דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֜י בְּאֶחָ֣ד לַחֹ֗דֶשׁ יִהְיֶ֤ה לָכֶם֙ שַׁבָּת֔וֹן זִכְר֥וֹן תְּרוּעָ֖ה מִקְרָא־קֹֽדֶשׁ׃ - פָּרָשַׁת אֱמוֹר
Leviticus 23:24 - "Speak to the children of Israel, saying: In the seventh month, on the first of the month, it shall be a Sabbath for you, a remembrance of [Israel through] the shofar blast a holy occasion."

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