Why are the words leshana tova tikateivu used so frequently on Rosh Hashanah?
These three Hebrew words mean “may you be inscribed for a good year.” Used as a spoken greeting on the holiday and appearing on greeting cards, these words reflect the belief that on Rosh Hashanah God records in each person’s Book of Life his/her fate for the coming year. 5. Is it true that there are some days of the week when Yom Kippur can never fall? The Hebrew calendar was designed so that Yom Kippur would never fall on a Friday, Sunday, or a Tuesday. If Yom Kippur were to fall on a Friday, it would be impossible to prepare food for the Sabbath. If it were to fall on a Sunday, it would be impossible to do on the Sabbath all that is necessary to prepare for the fast. And if it were to fall on a Tuesday, Hoshanah Rabbah would fall on the Sabbath and the requirement that willows be beaten would not be able to be observed, for this would be a violation of the Sabbath. Wow, were the inventors of the calendar ever smart! 6. I once went to a home where challot served at the Yom Kippur pre
