Rosh Hashana is not the new year.
It is the head of year… just as the head is the microcosm of the body & contains every part of the body inside of it, so too Rosh Hashana contains all the events of the coming year.
Therefore, every moment of Rosh Hashana is crucial.

On the day of Rosh Hashana, when a Jew realizes that G-d gave him another year of life filled with blessing, words are just not enough to express one’s gratitude!
That is why we sound the shofar; it is the cry of the heart.

When Rosh Hashana falls on Shabbat, we do not sound the Shofar…. Our cry is beyond sound!