Days of Awe
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Days of Awe are the ten-day period of intense reflection, repentance, and prayer in the Jewish calendar between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew calendar observance
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Jewish religious period ⓘ Ten Days of Repentance ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Book of Life
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
divine judgment ⓘ teshuvah ⓘ |
| associatedRitual |
Tashlich
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
confessional prayers (Vidui) ⓘ fasting on Yom Kippur ⓘ |
| beginsWith | Rosh Hashanah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
forgiveness
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introspection ⓘ judgment ⓘ prayer ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| considered | most solemn period of Jewish year ⓘ |
| durationInDays | 10 ⓘ |
| endsWith | Yom Kippur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethicalPractice |
charity
ⓘ
seeking forgiveness from other people ⓘ self-examination ⓘ |
| etymology | translation of Hebrew phrase Yamim Noraim ⓘ |
| follows | Elul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| halakhicEmphasis |
improving mitzvah observance
ⓘ
repairing interpersonal wrongs ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Aseret Yemei Teshuvah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ten Days of Repentance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHebrewName | Aseret Yemei Teshuvah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesDay |
Erev Yom Kippur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fast of Gedaliah NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosh Hashanah day 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosh Hashanah day 2 ⓘ Shabbat Shuvah NERFINISHED ⓘ Yom Kippur NERFINISHED ⓘ intermediate weekdays of repentance ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | English ⓘ |
| liturgicalPractice |
blowing of the shofar
ⓘ
increased prayer ⓘ recitation of Selichot ⓘ |
| liturgicalTextEmphasis | Machzor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy | Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursInCalendar | Hebrew calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursInMonth | Tishrei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Jewish High Holy Days NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Sukkot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | securing a favorable decree for the coming year ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| timeFrame | from 1 Tishrei through 10 Tishrei ⓘ |
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