Rosh Hashanah is the head of the year because it is the single most important day of the entire year,Heads Up,Rosh Hashanah is the head of the year because it is the single most important day of the entire year
R osh Hashanah literally means “the head of the year.” If it meant the beginning of the year it would be “Techilas Hashanah” and if it meant new year it would be called “Shanah Chadashah.”
Why is Yom Hadin (The Day of Judgment) called the head of the year?
Keep Your Head
The head is the most important part of the body. A person can lose an arm or leg and still go on living; but losing a head is a lot more serious.
Rosh Hashanah is the head of the year because it is the single most important day of the entire year. What we do on Rosh Hashanah — our tefillos hearing shofar and how we treat one another — determines what kind of year we will have. If we show Hashem that we want to fulfill His mitzvos we can earn a good sweet year because Hashem wants to give us the opportunity to follow through on all those things. That’s what it means to be inscribed in the Book of Life.
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