Seder for Rosh Hashana | Prayers for the New Year's feast
Table prayers for Rosh Hashanah evening, including instructions for the New Year's ceremony (Seder Simanim), interesting facts and information about the Jewish New Year, and numerous explanations of Rosh Hashanah traditions. A5-format book, 88 pages, right-hand binding.
Which fruits and vegetables are eaten on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and why? This booklet will prepare you for the Rosh Hashanah Seder, guiding you through the evening and equipping you for everything that follows. The prayers are clearly laid out and easy to follow. With this guide, you'll always know what's going on. Thanks to the simple and concise explanations, you'll quickly learn how to prepare for Rosh Hashanah, how the month of Elul relates to the New Year, and the significance of the 10 days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
Content and structure
In this book you can expect:
- Explanation of New Year's traditions
- Facts and terms about Rosh Hashanah
- Laws for Rosh Hashanah
- Text passages relating to Rosh Hashanah (Yom Truah) in the Torah and the Tanakh, plus numerous sources from the Talmud
- Instructions for preparing for the New Year celebrations
- Facts and interesting information about the shofar
- Prayers for New Year's Eve
- Instructions for the Seder Simanim
- Birkat Ha'mason for Rosh Hashanah (Blessings after the meal)
- Glossary with over 150 Hebrew Rosh Hashanah terms
- Suggestions for personal slichot
- and more surprises
The prayers and blessings are in Hebrew, transliterated, and additionally translated into German. There are therefore three ways to read the prayers. Like other Siddur books (prayer sets for various Jewish occasions), the booklet begins on the right and is read by turning the pages to the left.
Ready for the party?
This booklet does not contain all the Hebrew prayers that exist for this feast. A Machzor (prayer book with complete collections of prayers) can be hundreds of pages long. Rather, this guide is intended to provide an introduction and help you to say the basic prayers and brachot. The most important activities are briefly explained so that you can get started quickly and celebrate the festival without much preparation. You can simply open the booklet and read from it. The explanations can also be read out loud for everyone present.
pages 88 format A5 ISBN 978-3-910221-06-2 editor Maamin Publishing Year of publication 2022 Languages German Old Adults from Bar/Bat Mitzvah onwards series Seder booklets & instructions for the Jewish holidays Currently in its 4th edition (version 3.6 from 27.08.2025)
