Immersion on the Eve of Rosh Hashanah
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Question
Is there a mitzvah to immerse on the eve of Rosh Hashanah like before the festivals?
Answer
The poskim have mentioned that there is an idea to immerse before Rosh Hashanah to be pure from ritual impurity on Rosh Hashanah. If he does not have a mikvah to immerse in, he should pour nine kavim (18 liters of water according to one opinion, and about 10 liters according to another opinion) over himself.
However, on Rosh Hashanah, there is not the same idea as before the three festivals [-Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot], where the idea is to purify oneself for the festival, as in the times of the Temple when they would ascend for the festival, and here the idea is to come pure to the Days of Judgment.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Siman 581, Seif 4