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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
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
Spiritual Awakening Through the Shofar
These sources explore the multiple dimensions of the shofar's sound on Rosh Hashanah: as a call to repentance and self-examination, a proclamation of divine kingship, and a remembrance that connects the listener to God and to the binding of Isaac. The shofar functions both as a ritual obligation and as a spiritual wake-up call inviting moral awareness.
עוּרוּ יְשֵׁנִים מִשְּׁנַתְכֶם
The Shofar's Call to Spiritual Awakening
Sources explore how the shofar blast on Rosh Hashanah serves as a spiritual awakening, rousing the soul from indifference to examine deeds and return to God before the day of judgment. Classical, Hasidic, and modern sources converge on the shofar's symbolic and metaphysical power to inspire teshuvah and renew one's relationship with the divine.
עוּרוּ יְשֵׁנִים מִשְּׁנַתְכֶם וְנִרְדָּמִים הָקִיצוּ מִתַּרְדֵּמַתְכֶם
Sukkah Obligations on Shemini Atzeret
Sources discuss whether one sitting in a sukkah on Shemini Atzeret should recite a blessing and how the practice differs based on location and visitor status. The sources address the halakhic tension between Shemini Atzeret's identity as a distinct festival and the question of continuing the Sukkot obligation.
מפני שהוא ספק שביעי