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

]7[ One who fears Hashem should not be intimate with his wife on these
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nights, unless it is the night she immerses [in the mikva], in which case he
should fulfill his obligation and immerse again [in the morning] so that he should
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be in a state of purity. Even if it won’t be possible for him to immerse in the
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morning, he should not refrain from his obligation, but should limit his level of
levity and [do so] only to fulfill his obligation. If she could have immersed earlier
[but didn’t] then it is forbidden. However, those people who eat a lot or God
forbid have impure thoughts should better be intimate with their wives rather
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than come to sin, and should then immerse in the morning if possible but
should be careful not to squeeze out their hair. 48

]8[ Even one who is not accustomed to doing so the rest of the year, should
try to wake up before the communal call to come to shul so that he can go to the
bathroom and prepare to daven with the tzibur from the beginning until the
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end. After Shacharis, we say ‘Avinu Malkeinu’ although some say to omit the
phrase ‘Avinu Malkein chatanu lefanecha (we have sinned before You)’ since it is
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forbidden to say confessions on Rosh Hashana. If Rosh Hashana falls on

םדו רשב
perakim of meseches Rosh Hashana marital relations). Accordingly, one who is
correspond to the four letters of Hashem’s intimate with his wife should immerse in the
name. Many have the custom to learn one of morning in order that he should be in a state
the perakim at each of the four yom tov meals, of purity when the time of judgement arrives,
and it is considered a great segulah to emerge so that he will merit Divine mercy. (Shelah)
with a good verdict on the day of judgement.
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(Elef HaMagen) 46. See also Kaf Hachayim.

43. Since it is a time of solemnity, the 47. As this could lead to an emission
levity associated with marital relations is not which is sinful, unless it is in the context of a
appropriate. (Shelah) marital relationship.
גל

44. Shelah 48. Squeezing water out of one’s hair or
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beard on Shabbos or yom tov is Rabbinically
45. One of the main reasons to immerse forbidden. For this reason, many avoid
on erev Rosh Hashana is to purify oneself from immersing in a mikva on Shabbos or yom tov,
tumas keri (of an emission, even generated by lest they come to squeeze out the water.

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