Clothing for Rosh Hashanah
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Question
What clothes should be worn on Rosh Hashanah, regular clothes or Shabbat clothes?
Answer
Shalom and blessings
Rosh Hashanah is both a holiday and a day of decisive judgment. However, the Shulchan Aruch states that it is obligatory to wear clean and nice clothes on Rosh Hashanah, similar to a holiday. The poskim explain that by doing so, we demonstrate our confidence in the mercy of Hashem, who will have compassion on us and render a favorable judgment. However, since it is a day of judgment, one should wear festive Shabbat clothes, not overly luxurious ones as on other holidays.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Siman 581, Seif 4, Mishnah Berurah, Seif Katan 25