The Ultimate Rosh Hashana Test: Don't Lose Your Cool

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Michael Khaimov’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

One must be extremely careful not to get angry on Rosh Hashanah. Besides the fact that it is a sin a sin to get angry all year round. It is a very inauspicious symbol for somebody to display anger on Rosh Hashanah. For this reason, a housewife should make sure to have the table set and everything ready before her husband returns from synagogue. It is a good symbol for the coming year if he comes home and finds everything ready. Obviously, the gentleman should help also. Whatever needs help, he should get the kids involved. That way the table's set prior to the coming home of the husband. If somebody comes home and finds that the table has not yet been set, however, he must restrain himself from reacting with anger toward his wife. Acting with anger is by far the most ill-fated omen. You know what ill-fated means? The worst siman you can get for yourself is to get angry on Rosh Hashanah. Therefore, he should immediately decide to completely and wholeheartedly be jolly and in a good mood, not to have

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1. 0:00One must be extremely careful not to get angry on Rosh Hashanah. Besides the fact that…
2. 0:31needs help, he should get the kids involved. That way the table's set prior to the…
3. 1:02any hakpadot on his wife, to be besimcha, say, "Honey, yaga tov." Ben Zoma said, "Who…
4. 1:32middle of an argument, you want to say something, you hold yourself quiet. You give my…
5. 2:04You want a bigger segulah than honey? Be in a good mood. Don't be upset. The…

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