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Chayei Adam - K’lal 139 - The Laws of Rosh Hashana Night & Rosh Hashana Tefilos

that it should remain with forty-four words. In the section [beginning] “u’v’chein
tzadikim” one should say הֶל ְּכ ִת ן ָּ ׁשָּע ב and not ן ָּ ׁשָּע כ with the letter ‘beis’ and not
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[‘k’ashan] with a kof. One also shouldn’t say “and Your words, our King are
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true” but just “and Your words are true”. He also shouldn’t say ‘v’az tadikim’ (and
then the righteous), but rather ‘u’v’chein tzadikim’ (and so the righteous’). 23
]4[ When Rosh Hashana occurs on a weekday, we say ‘yom teruah’ even at
night and during kiddush, but on Shabbos we say ‘zichron teruah’ both during
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kiddush and all the tefilos, because we don’t blow shofar on Shabbos.
Nevertheless, if he mixed it up and already finished the beracha, he fulfills his
obligation. 25

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]5[ After davening, it is customary to wish others that they should be written
and sealed immediately for a good life. 27

םדו רשב
is unclear why the Chayei Adam would prefer 24. The Rosh writes that since the shofar is
to omit the word ‘like’ so that there should be not blown on Shabbos, the words yom teruah
only 42 words, excluding “v’chein”. (day of blasts of the shofar) should be
replaced with ‘zichron teruah’ (remembrance
21. i.e (“b’ashan tichleh’ with the letter of shofar’s blasts). Although the Terumas
‘beis’ and not [‘k’ashan] with a kof. B’ashan, Hadeshen writes that since the shofar isn’t
means in smoke, whereas k’ashan means like sounded at night, this change should be made
smoke. The Pri Megadim also rules like the in kiddush and during maariv every year, the
Chayei Adam here to say ‘b’ashan’, which is Beis Yosef rejects this, since after all, it is a day
not the version of most printed machzorim. when the shofar is blown.
See however the Mateh Efraim who cites both
customs. 25. Since by Torah law the shofar is
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22. In order to mirror the posuk (Tehilim indeed sounded on Shabbos, ‘yom teruah’ is
119:89) which makes no mention of Hashem technically an appropriate term. Conversely,
as King. (Levush) since the Torah also refers to Rosh Hashana as
‘zichron teruah’ even though by Torah law the
23. As all three paragraphs begin with shofar is always sounded, the term can apply
‘v’chein’ (and so) and is patterned after to a weekday as well. (Mishna Berura)
“u’vchein avoh el ha’melech” (Esther 4:16)
(Tur) 26. The gemara (Avodah Zara 4b) warns
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