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Sources for the Yehi Ratzon on Rosh Hashanah Apple
The sources found do not address the specific question of where Sefer HaMinhagim records this custom or what the Lubavitcher Rebbe wrote about it in Igros Kodesh. The passages located discuss the general halakhic practice of eating symbolic foods on Rosh Hashanah night with accompanying yehi ratzon prayers, including various customs regarding apples and their accompanying blessings, as recorded in classical halakhic sources.
יהי רצון שתתחדש עלינו שנה טובה ומתוקה
The Shofar, Isaac, and the Accuser on Rosh Hashanah
Sources explore how the shofar's blasts confound the Satan's prosecution on Rosh Hashanah and explain why Isaac, as the embodiment of divine judgment, summons Esau on that day. The shofar's confused sequence of sounds prevents the accuser from prosecuting effectively, while Isaac's merit and the ram of the Binding work to secure mercy for Israel.
ביום ראש השנה יוצא יצחק בלבדו
Isaac's Judgment on Rosh Hashanah
The Zohar's mystical reading of Isaac's calling to Esau on Rosh Hashanah, understood as a cosmic drama in which the strict attribute of judgment operates alone, summoning the accuser to present the world's transgressions. Various sources explore how Isaac's role in divine judgment relates to the Day of Judgment and the interplay between severity and mercy.
בְּיוֹמָא דר״ה נָפִיק יִצְחָק בִּלְחוֹדוֹי
Judgment, Accusation, and Shofar on Rosh Hashanah
Mystical sources examine how Yitzchak's solitary invocation of Esav on Rosh Hashanah—when the accuser presents humanity's misdeeds—relates to the judgment of the day and the redemptive power of the shofar. The sources explore how the shofar awakens mercy and unites judgment with compassion to neutralize prosecution.
כַּד הַהוּא קָלָא אִתְעַר מֵעֵילָא וּמִתַּתָּא
Shofar on Shabbat Rosh Hashanah
Sources explore the halachic framework governing the sounding of shofar when Rosh Hashanah coincides with Shabbat, including the biblical obligation, the rabbinic prohibition outside the Temple based on concern for carrying, and post-destruction enactments permitting shofar in courts.
יוֹם טוֹב שֶׁל רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה שֶׁחָל לִהְיוֹת בְּשַׁבָּת
Sukkot as Manifestation of the High Holy Days
These sources explore Sukkot as the lived realization and crystallization of the spiritual work undertaken during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. They present the sukkah and the festival as vessels that embody and reveal the purification, unity, and divine closeness achieved through the Days of Awe.
אַחַ֤ת ׀ שָׁאַ֣לְתִּי מֵאֵת־יְהֹוָה֮ אוֹתָ֢הּ אֲבַ֫קֵּ֥שׁ שִׁבְתִּ֣י בְּבֵית־יְ֭הֹוָה כׇּל־יְמֵ֣י חַיַּ֑י
The Shofar's Call to Repentance and Awakening
Sources explore the shofar's spiritual function on Rosh Hashanah as a summons to teshuvah and awakening, connecting the blast to the call for self-examination and improvement of deeds. The teachings examine how the shofar's sound—particularly in its broken and wailing tones—represents shame and a broken heart, drawing down greater understanding and revealing the World to Come.
שַׁפְּרוּ מַעֲשֵׂיכֶם
The Shofar's Wordless Cry: Awakening and Judgment
Sources explore how the shofar's broken and unified sounds pierce spiritual numbness, awaken the soul to repentance, and sweeten harsh judgment on Rosh Hashanah. The wordless cry—composed of shame, breaking, and return—draws down higher awareness and restores the soul to its divine source.
עוּרוּ יְשֵׁנִים מִשְּׁנַתְכֶם וְנִרְדָּמִים הָקִיצוּ מִתַּרְדֵּמַתְכֶם
The Shofar's Power: From Judgment to Mercy
These sources explore the spiritual transformation that occurs when the shofar is sounded on Rosh Hashanah, describing how God rises from the throne of judgment and ascends to the throne of mercy in response to Israel's shofar blasts. Rabbinic, mystical, and hasidic interpretations present this as a central mechanism of divine compassion during the High Holy Days.
עָלָה אֱלֹהִים בִּתְרוּעָה יְהֹוָה בְּקוֹל שׁוֹפָֽר
Crowning Hashem as King Through the Shofar
Reb Noson of Breslov teaches how the shofar on Rosh Hashanah serves as the vehicle through which human beings accept divine sovereignty and reveal Hashem's kingship in the world. The shofar awakens repentance and repairs the concealment that obscures God's מלכות.
וְזֶהוּ בְּחִינַת שְׁמִיעַת קוֹל שׁוֹפָר בְּרֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה
The Shofar's Call to Repentance on Rosh Hashanah
Sources explore the shofar as a spiritual instrument that awakens the soul to return to God on Rosh Hashanah. Biblical passages present the shofar as a summons to collective and personal teshuvah, while classical and Hasidic teachings elaborate how its sound transforms judgment into mercy and recalls the divine voice of covenant.
עוּרוּ יְשֵׁנִים מִשְּׁנַתְכֶם
The Shofar as a Call to Repentance
Sources explore the shofar's spiritual significance on Rosh Hashanah as an awakening to repentance and self-examination. The shofar's blast serves as an implicit call to return to the Creator and examine one's deeds.
עוּרוּ יְשֵׁנִים מִשְּׁנַתְכֶם