Think you know your Rosh Hashana facts?🍎

Rabbi Goldberg, can I ask you some Rosh  Hashana questions? Rosh Hashana? Go   right ahead. Do I have to wash and check my  simanim for bugs? It depends on which ones,   some of them do require bug checking, some of them  are fine as is. What do I need to know about the   head of the fish? You should definitely try and  stick to a farmed fish, that way you don't have   any issues with worms in the heads of fish. But if  you were getting something that was wild caught,   you might potentially have issues.  Some people only have it on the table,   they don't actually eat it, then it doesn't  make a difference. Do you do simanim both   days or just once? There are different customs  and most people do it only on the first day,   but there are some people who do it the second  day. Ask your father, ask your rabbi. Which day   do you eat the new fruit and make a shehechiyanu?  The shehechiyanu is for the second day,   not the first day. What constitutes a new fruit?  It gets complicated, typically you want to look   for something that's not available the whole year  and is relatively seasonal. If you're not sure,   you could ask your rabbi. Can I make up my own  simanim? You can. The Mishnah Berura talks about   what ways that you would potentially go about  doing that. If you'll look at the typical list   of simanim that people will use during Rosh  Hashana, it's usually based on Yiddish words   and expressions. There was a joke about half  a raisin and celery as a tefillah for having   a raise in your salary. Is there an issue with  having nuts on Rosh Hashana? We try to avoid nuts,   and specifically Rosh Hashana time, the  Magen Avraham talks about why we want   to avoid nuts. If there's nuts mixed into a  cake or cookie or something else like that,   you can let it go, but try to avoid nuts of all  types. Thank you so much. Happy sweet new year.