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From: Russell Hendel <rhendel@saber.towson.edu>
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 01:44:18 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Rosh Hashana Davening should be completed by 12

One more point on all the postings in v30n10 on why we take a break on
Rosh Hashana. It is not only the prohibition of fasting. It is also the
obscure ruling brought down in the shulchan aruch that Rosh Hashana has
a status of a festival and therefore should have half the day devoted to
God and half the day devoted to ourselves.  This is further supported by
the verse in Nehemia8:10 "Eat cakes and have sweet drinks for the day is
holy to God". Using these verses the Shulchan Aruch rules that we MUST
finish by Noon (Chatzoth) in order that half the day belong to God and
half to ourselves (Which is obviously a problem on Rosh Hashana).

Russell Jay Hendel; Phd ASA; http://www.shamash.org/rashi/