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.

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instanceOf Jewish religious period
penitential season
time period in Judaism
alsoKnownAs Aseret Yemei Teshuvah
Ten Days of Penitence
appliesTo Jewish individuals and communities
associatedConcept divine judgment
mercy
teshuvah
associatedText Machzor (High Holiday prayer book)
Psalms
rabbinic literature on teshuvah
calendarSystem Hebrew calendar
duration 10 days
emphasis God’s kingship
human accountability
judgment and mercy
endsWith Yom Kippur
languageOfName Hebrew
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
partOf Yamim Noraim
purpose to improve interpersonal relationships
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
startsWith Rosh Hashanah
theme forgiveness
introspection
repentance
spiritual renewal
theologicalContext High Holy Days


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