Rosh Hashanah To-Do List
A Simple Day of Remembering, Repenting, and Looking Forward
Before Rosh Hashanah
☐ Clean and tidy the home
☐ Prepare the holiday meals
☐ Purchase apples, honey, challah, and other holiday foods
☐ Set the table with a festive tablecloth and dishes
☐ Prepare candles and matches
☐ Set out a shofar if you have one
☐ Choose Scriptures for family reading
☐ Set aside quiet time for prayer and reflection
Morning
☐ Wake up and thank HaShem for a new day
☐ Pray and seek HaShem's guidance for the coming year
☐ Read selected passages from the Tanakh and Gospels
☐ Reflect on God's faithfulness
☐ Consider areas where repentance and spiritual renewal are needed
☐ Ask HaShem for wisdom, mercy, and strength
During the Day
☐ Listen to the shofar or participate in a shofar service
☐ Spend time in prayer
☐ Reflect on the past year
☐ Give thanks for blessings and answered prayers
☐ Think about ways to grow spiritually
☐ Forgive others and seek reconciliation where appropriate
☐ Encourage family members and friends
☐ Do something kind for someone else
Holiday Meal
☐ Light the holiday candles
☐ Bless and share the challah
☐ Eat apples with honey as a symbol of hope for a sweet year
☐ Enjoy a festive meal together
☐ Share something you are thankful for
☐ Pray for family, friends, community, Israel, and the world
☐ Talk together about hopes and spiritual goals for the coming year
Evening
☐ Thank HaShem for the day
☐ Review the day's blessings and lessons
☐ Pray for the year ahead
☐ Ask for courage to walk faithfully with Elohim
☐ Spend peaceful time with family
☐ Rest and prepare your heart for the Days of Awe
Simple Rosh Hashanah Reflection
☐ What am I thankful for?
☐ What have I learned this past year?
☐ Where do I need to repent?
☐ Whom do I need to forgive?
☐ How can I show greater love and mercy?
☐ What spiritual changes do I want to make?
☐ How can I draw closer to HaShem?
☐ What hopes and prayers am I bringing into the new year?
🍎 A Simple Rosh Hashanah Goal
Remember. Repent. Give Thanks. Forgive. Pray. Begin Again.
May the coming year be filled with shalom, faithfulness, mercy, wisdom, and a deeper walk with HaShem through Yeshua.
