With the first day of Rosh Hashanah falling on Shabbos this year, Rav Avraham Yosef addressed a practical question facing many: When should Tashlich be recited — on Shabbos or on Sunday?

Speaking on the “Shamor V’Zachor” Israeli radio program, Rav Yosef said that Tashlich should be performed on Shabbos by those whose minhag permits it. Those who do not perform Tashlich on Shabbos should postpone it until Sunday, the second day of Rosh Hashanah.

In that case, however, Rav Yosef stressed that Tashlich should be recited “after tefillas Mussaf and not after Mincha.”

Rav Yosef explained that in Eretz Yisroel, performing Tashlich on Shabbos is possible because there is an eiruv. Outside Eretz Yisroel, in places without an eiruv, the proper practice depends upon where Tashlich is being held.

“If Tashlich is done in the courtyard of the shul, it can be done on Shabbos. If it is done outside the shul, it should be postponed until Sunday, after tefillas Mussaf,” Rav Yosef said.

He further explained that the primary connection of Tashlich is specifically to the first day of Rosh Hashanah.

“Tashlich is connected only to the first day. That is the primary time,” he said.

Although the second day does not have the same particular connection to Tashlich, Rav Yosef said that when it must be postponed, it may appropriately be recited immediately following Mussaf, since the Krias HaTorah that morning recounts the Akeidah.

Rav Yosef concluded by emphasizing that simply waiting until after Mincha on the second day is not the proper practice.

“But simply doing it after Mincha is certainly not correct,” he said.

{Matzav.com}