In addition to the evening meals, a festive meal is held on both days of Rosh HaShana, at which fine foods are served.

After the completion of the morning and Musaf prayers in the synagogue, everyone goes home for the festival meal. At the beginning of the meal, Kiddush is recited over wine, in a formula unique for Rosh HaShana:

“Blow the shofar at the showing of the New Moon, at the appointed time of our festival. For it is a statute for Israel, a law of the God of Jacob” (Psalms 81:4–5). “And Moses spoke to the children of Israel the appointed times of the Lord” (Leviticus 23:44). “Attention, masters, rabbis, and my teachers.

“Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who creates the fruit of the vine.”

As on the night of the festival, in the daytime meal too, the bread upon which the blessing is recited is eaten with honey or sugar, and a festive meal is eaten.

After the meal one should try not to sleep, as stated earler. One should devote every spare moment to reciting psalms or studying Torah. Some have the practice of rising for prayer early in the morning of Rosh HaShana, before sunrise, and as a result they take a midday nap. Some sources maintain that there is no reason to avoid sleeping in the afternoon.