KIDDUSH RABBAH1 ON ROSH HASHANAH
When Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbat, say Shabbat day's Kiddush from A Psalm until and made it holy (pages 248-249) in a low voice, and then continue:
Grasp the cup of wine with the right hand, shift it to the left hand, and rest it upon the palm of the right hand. (See illustration, page 641.) The cup is to be kept three tefachim (approximately 9 in.) above the table for the entire Kiddush.
Those who hear the Kiddush should answer Amen as indicated. See additional laws on pages 603-604.
Hebrew
תִּקְעוּ* בַחֹדֶשׁ שׁוֹפָר, בַּכֵּסֶה לְיוֹם חַגֵּנוּ: כִּי חֹק לְיִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא,
מִשְׁפָּט לֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב:2
Chabad
tiku* vachoydesh shoyfor, bakeiseh l'yoym chageinu: ki choyk l'Yisro-eil hu,
mishpot leiloyhei Ya-akoyv:
If making Kiddush over wine, look at the wine and say:
Hebrew
סַבְרִי מָרָנָן:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ
הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן:
(אָמֵן)
Chabad
savri moronon:
boruch atoh Adonoy, Eloyheinu melech
ho-oylom, boyrei p'ri hagofen:
(Omein)
If making Kiddush over bread, say:
Hebrew
סַבְרִי מָרָנָן:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ
הָעוֹלָם, הַמּוֹצִיא לֶחֶם מִן
הָאָרֶץ: (אָמֵן)
Chabad
savri moronon:
boruch atoh Adonoy, Eloyheinu melech
ho-oylom, hamoytzi lechem min
ho-oretz: (Omein)
Pour a little wine from the cup for distribution to those listening, and while seated drink at least 2 ounces of the wine that remains.
Everyone present washes hands for the meal (see Laws on page 603), saying the fitting blessing, taking care not to speak until after partaking of the challah. The household head, holding both loaves, says the blessing for bread, and gives a piece to every person, who then says the blessing over the bread.
YOM KIPPUR EVE
KAPPAROT
Custom on Erev Yom Kippur is to ritually slaughter a white rooster in the morning "watch" after Selichot,3 for a thread of divine grace then prevails in the world. It is slaughtered to subdue the supernal severities, and its blood is taken out to "sweeten" the severities. It bears the name Kapparah (expiation), as did the scapegoat.4 Every household member should have a Kapparah—for every male a rooster and for every female a hen. A pregnant woman should take three fowls: a hen for herself, plus a rooster and a hen for the child's unknown gender. See Laws, page 609.