Ten Days of Repentance
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Ten Days of Repentance is the Jewish High Holy Days period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur devoted to introspection, seeking forgiveness, and spiritual renewal.
Aliases (2)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish religious period
→
penitential season → time period in Judaism → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Aseret Yemei Teshuvah
→
Ten Days of Penitence → |
| appliesTo |
Jewish individuals and communities
→
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| associatedConcept |
divine judgment
→
mercy → teshuvah → |
| associatedText |
Machzor (High Holiday prayer book)
→
Psalms → rabbinic literature on teshuvah → |
| calendarSystem |
Hebrew calendar
→
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| duration |
10 days
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| emphasis |
God’s kingship
→
human accountability → judgment and mercy → |
| endsWith |
Yom Kippur
→
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| languageOfName |
Hebrew
→
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| liturgicalChange |
changes in the Kaddish text in some rites
→
insertions in the Amidah → |
| liturgicalFocus |
Amidah additions
→
Avinu Malkeinu → Selichot prayers → Vidui (confessional prayers) → |
| moralFocus |
ethical improvement
→
self-examination → |
| observedBy |
Conservative Jews
→
Orthodox Jews → Reform Jews → other Jewish denominations → |
| occursInMonth |
Tishrei
→
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| partOf |
Yamim Noraim
→
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| purpose |
to improve interpersonal relationships
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to repair one’s behavior → to return to God → to seek atonement → |
| religiousPractice |
acts of kindness
→
charity (tzedakah) → fasting on Yom Kippur → increased prayer → seeking forgiveness from other people → |
| religiousTradition |
Judaism
→
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| startsWith |
Rosh Hashanah
→
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| theme |
forgiveness
→
introspection → repentance → spiritual renewal → |
| theologicalContext |
High Holy Days
→
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Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Aseret Yemei Teshuvah
→
Ten Days of Repentance ("Ten Days of Penitence") → Yamim Noraim ("Days of Awe") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Avinu Malkeinu
("Days of Awe")
→
Selichot → |
associatedWith |
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Rosh Hashanah
→
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associatedPeriod |
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High Holy Days
→
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includePeriod |
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Fast of Gedaliah
→
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liturgicalSeason |
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Avinu Malkeinu
→
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liturgicalUse |
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Yom Kippur
→
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partOfPeriod |