May you be signed and sealed with happiness

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May you be signed and sealed with happiness

May you be signed and sealed with happiness

A blessing for a good year said near Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (originating from the belief that on Rosh Hashanah a person's decree is written by God, and on Yom Kippur the decree is 'sealed' finally).

(“And behold, it is well known that the final sealing takes place on Hoshana Rabbah, and on the eighth day, Shemini Atzeret, the notes are delivered.” — Maor VaShemesh, Bamidbar, Parashat Pinchas; and likewise: “May the Lord complete [it] on his behalf; a good final sealing to the soul of the rabbi, the renowned gaon…” — Chatam Sofer Responsa, Part II (Yoreh De’ah), no. 204; and likewise: “But why should I approach him with insolence on the eve of Yom Kippur at nightfall? A good final sealing!” — S. Y. Agnon, Ore'ach Nata Lalun, p. 7.)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

גְּמַר חֲתִימָה טוֹבָה

Definition (Hebrew)

בְּרָכָה לְשָׁנָה טוֹבָה הַנֶּאֱמֶרֶת בְּסָמוּךְ לְרֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה וְיוֹם כִּפּוּר (הַמָּקוֹר בָּאֱמוּנָה כִּי בְּרֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה נִכְתַּב גְּזַר דִּינוֹ שֶׁל הָאָדָם ע"י ה' וּבְיוֹם כִּפּוּר גְּזַר הַדִּין 'נֶחְתַּם' בְּאֹפֶן סוֹפִי).

("וְהִנֵּה בְּיָדוּעַ, אֲשֶׁר גְּמַר הַחֲתִימָה נַעֲשֵׂית בְּהוֹשַׁעְנָא רַבָּה, וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת הַפְּתָקִין נִמְסְרֵן"-מָאוֹר וְשֶׁמֶשׁ בְּמִדְבַּר פָּרָשַׁת פִּנְחָס, וְכֵן:"ה' יִגְמֹר בַּעֲדוֹ, גְּמַר חֲתִימָה טוֹבָה לי"נ הָרַב הַגָּאוֹן הַמְּפֻרְסָם...."-שׁוּ"ת חָתַם סוֹפֵר חֵלֶק ב (יוֹרֶה דֵּעָה) סִימָן רֵד, וְכֵן:"אֲבָל לָמָּה לִי לָבוֹא עָלָיו בְּחֻצְפָּה עֶרֶב יוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים עִם חֲשֵׁכָה.גְּמַר חֲתִימָה טוֹבָה"-עַגְנוֹן/ אוֹרֵחַ נָטָה לָלוּן, 7)

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