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Avoiding Nuts on Rosh Hashanah
Egoz = gematria of chet (sin); Rema-cited custom to avoid nuts on Rosh Hashanah.
Egoz = gematria of chet (sin); Rema-cited custom to avoid nuts on Rosh Hashanah.
Key passages(3)
Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim :: no-nuts-rh :: 589:1↗curated_attribution
Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim · Joseph Karo · 1563 CE
High
Pele Yoetz :: no-nuts-rh :: general↗curated_attribution
Pele Yoetz · Eliezer Papo · 1815 CE
High
Mishnah Berurah :: no-nuts-rh :: 589:2↗curated_attribution
Mishnah Berurah · Israel Meir Kagan (Chafetz Chaim) · 1875 CE
High