Yom Tov Guidelines for Those Davening at Home

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DAY 1
 
• Candle lighting should take place 18 minutes before sundown. The beracha
.להדליק נר של שבת ושל יום טוב conclude should
• Weekday Mincha should be completed before sundown.
• An abridged שבת קבלת is recited that begins with השבת ליום שיר מזמור .
• מדליקין במה should also be omitted.
• Both ושמרו and שופר בחדש תקעו are recited before the Amidah.
• Ma’ariv Amidah for Rosh Hashanah with proper insertions for Shabbos. There are a number
of insertions into the Amidah that are recited throughout Aseres Yemei Teshuva.
• Vayechulu is recited after the Amidah (omitting the Beracha Me’en Sheva and Magen Avos)
followed by מזמור לדוד and then Aleinu and LeDovid.
• Kiddush for Rosh Hashanah with proper Shabbos insertions. Kiddush begins with הששי יום .
Shehechiyanu is recited.
• The traditional symbolic foods (simanim) are eaten on the first night together with their
.יהי רצון respective
• Birkas HaMazon should include the insertions for Shabbos and Rosh Hashanah.
• If Ma’ariv was recited before nightfall, Kerias Shema should be repeated after
nightfall.
• On Rosh Hashanah, the יום של שיר and אורי‘ ה לדוד are recited at the beginning of davening. Shir
HaYichud and Shir HaKavod are omitted when davening without a minyan.
• Shir HaMa’alos is recited after Yishtabach.
• Birchos Kerias Shema for Shabbos (יודוך הכל.(
• Shacharis Amidah for Rosh Hashanah with the proper insertions for Shabbos. Avinu
Malkeinu is omitted on Shabbos.
• The 13 Middos before Torah reading (וחנון רחום קל‘ ה‘ ה (are omitted on Shabbos, and when
davening without a minyan.
• The Torah reading for the first day is Bereishis 21:1-34, the maftir is Bamidbar 29:1-6 and the
haftarah is from Shmuel I 1:1-2:10.
• The shofar is not blown on Shabbos.
• Mussaf Amidah for Rosh Hashanah with proper insertions for Shabbos.
• Those who are davening without a minyan are encouraged to study and recite the piyutim
that are added to Chazaras HaShatz, particularly תוקף ונתנה.
• Tashlich is not said on the first day of Rosh Hashanah this year since it is Shabbos.
• Mincha Amidah for Rosh Hashanah with the proper insertions for Shabbos. Mincha should
be recited before Shkia.
• Seudah Shlishis should ideally be eaten after reciting Mincha.
• Preparations for the second day may not begin until nightfall.
DAY 2
Candle lighting must be performed after nightfall.
• Ma’ariv should be recited after nightfall.
• The Amidah in Ma’ariv for Rosh Hashanah includes ותודיענו.
• Kiddush for Rosh Hashanah includes Borei Me’orei Ha’Eish, Havdalah and Shehechiyanu
(ז“יקנה .(The candles should be visible when reciting Borei Me’orei Ha’Eish. The new fruit
should be placed on the table before Kiddush and is eaten after Kiddush. If one does not
have a new fruit or new clothing, one may still recite Shehechiyanu to conclude Kiddush.
• On Rosh Hashanah, the יום של שיר and אורי‘ ה לדוד are recited at the beginning of davening. Shir
HaYichud and Shir HaKavod are omitted when davening without a minyan.
• Shir HaMa’alos is recited after Yishtabach.
• Birchos Kerias Sh’ma for weekday (לארץ המאיר.(
• Shacharis Amidah for Rosh Hashanah.
• The 13 Middos before Torah reading (וחנון רחום קל‘ ה‘ ה (are omitted when davening without a
minyan.
• The Torah reading for the second day is Bereishis 22:1-22:24, the maftir is Bamidbar 29:1-6
and the haftarah is from Yirmiyahu 31:1- 31:19.
• If someone davening at home can blow shofar on his own, he should blow the first thirty
sounds before Mussaf. The second 30 sounds should not be blown during the silent Amidah.
One may blow 70 additional sounds after the Amidah.
• If someone else is blowing on behalf of others:
• If the ba’al toke’a (shofar blower) already fulfilled his mitzvah, the berachos (שופר קול לשמוע
and שהחיינו (should ideally be recited by one of the listeners. If the listeners are all women,
the ba’al toke’a may not recite the berachos; they must be recited by one of the women.
• If the listeners are spread out across a large area, each person can recite their own beracha.
• Only 30 sounds are blown.
• Mussaf Amidah for Rosh Hashanah. Those who are davening without a minyan are encouraged
to study and recite the piyutim that are added to Chazaras HaShatz, particularly תוקף ונתנה.
• Mincha Amidah for Rosh Hashanah, to be recited before Shkia (sunset).
• Traditionally Tashlich is recited on Rosh Hashanah afternoon (not on Shabbos) next to a
body of water. If this cannot be performed with proper social distancing measures, one can
recite it any time until Yom Kippur. If it was not done before Yom Kippur, there is still some
benefit in reciting it until Hoshana Rabba.
• Weekday Amidah should be recited including Atah Chonantanu and the special insertions
for Aseres Yemei Teshuva.
• Havdalah consists of two berachos: HaGafen and HaMavdil (no besamim or aish).

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