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References

1. ^ The first month being Nisan, see Hebrew calendar
2. ^ OU on Elul
3. ^ (Psalms 69:29).
4. ^ ArtScroll Machzor, Rosh Hashanah. Overview, p. XV.
5. ^ a b In accordance with Leviticus 23:24.
6. ^ a b Maimonides, Yad, Laws of Repentance 3:4
7. ^ a b c Jacobs, Louis. "Rosh Ha-Shanah." Encyclopaedia Judaica. Ed. Michael Berenbaum and Fred Skolnik. Vol. 17. 2nd ed. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2007. 463-466.
8. ^ See Numbers 29:1
9. ^ A popular mnemonic is "lo adu rosh" ("Rosh [Hashanah] is not on adu"), where adu has the numerical value 1-4-6 (corresponding to the numbering of days in the Jewish week, in which Saturday night and Sunday daytime make up the first day).
10. ^ Rav David Bar-Hayim. "Rosh HaShanna One day or Two?". Machon Shilo website. Jerusalem: Machon Shilo. http://machonshilo.org/content/view/100/1/lang,english/. Retrieved 2008-09-25. "Includes link for Audio Shiur in English"
11. ^ Tractate Rosh Hashana 1:1
12. ^ There is an exception. Jewish Law permits the Shofar to be blown in the presence of a rabbinical court called the Sanhedrin, which had not existed since ancient times. A recent group of Orthodox rabbis in Israel claiming to constitute a modern Sanhedrin held, for the first time in many years, an Orthodox shofar-blowing on Shabbat for Rosh Hashanah in 2006. TheSanhedrin.net: Shofar Blowing on Shabbat (translation of Haaretz article)
13. ^ (English) Arthur Lazere (March 9, 2003). "Leonardo da Vinci and the Splendor of Poland". www.culturevulture.net. http://www.culturevulture.net/ArtAndArch/Poland.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
14. ^ See Exploring Sephardic Customs and Traditions, Marc Angel, p. 49
15. ^ Maimon Family Yehi Ratzones
16. ^ The Orthodox Union Yehi Ratzones
17. ^ Sternberg, Robert The Sephardic Kitchen: The Healthful Food and Rich Culture of the Mediterranean Jews, Harper Collins, 1996, pp. 320-321, ISBN 0060176911
18. ^ Zohar, Pinchas, p. 231a
19. ^ Jewish Holiday Greeting Chart

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