Nuts on Rosh Hashanah

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Is it really that bad to eat nuts on Rosh Hashanah?

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  1. The Just Ask! - AskTheRabbi.org Team

    In the greater picture, not really. We do not eat nuts because the Hebrew word for nut – egoz – in Gematria has the same numerical value as sin – chet. The Chidushei HaRim, first Rebbe from Gur, used to say that he knows another word that has the same Gematria as chet and that is…chet! Often people are super-careful about not eating nuts over the Rosh Hashanah period but they may not be quite as careful about not sinning.

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