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Why by “Ut'shuva, Utefila UItzedaka” does it say “Zom, Kol, Mamon”?
On top of the words ut'shuvah utefila utzedakah1 in most machzorim it also says Zom, Kol, Mamon2.
Why zom on teshuvah if the Rambam's formula for teshuva (Hl. Teshuva 2) no mention of fasting; why ...
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What does ותמלך אתה הוא ה׳ א׳ מהרה על כל מעשיך coordinate with?
The amida on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kipur reads, in part:
ובכן צדיקים יראו וישמחו… כי תעביר ממשלת זדון מן הארץ ותמלך אתה הוא ה׳ א׳ מהרה על כל מעשיך…
The most natural way to translate this, to ...
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Why is Aseret Yemei Teshuva a time when Teshuvah will be accepted immediately?
The Rambam in the Laws of Teshuvah, Chapter 2 Law 6 states:
אע"פ שהתשובה והצעקה יפה לעולם, בעשרה
הימים שבין ראש השנה ויום הכפורים היא
יפה ביותר ומתקבלת היא מיד שנאמר
(ישעיהו נה:ו) דרשו ה' ...
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Useshuva Usefillah Utzedakah maavirin es roah hagezeira, where is this from?
Does anyone know the history of how "Useshuvah Usefillah Utzedakah maavirin es roah hagezeirah" was put into our Tefillah and/or who wrote it? (It's in the chazaras hashatz for musaf on Rosh Hashana ...
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Is there a CD containing some of the melodies of Yom Kippur?
I'm looking for a specific prayer we say on Yom Kippur as an audio file, as I'd really like to write music for it. The prayer is in the repetition of the amidah of both Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur ...
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Who wrote the piyutim of Rosh Hashana/Yom Kippur?
I don't know if they are technically called "piyutim", but there is a nusach we say on Rosh Hashana/Yom Kippur between "Ata Kadosh" to "Hamelech Hakadosh". Was that decreed by the Anshei Knesses ...
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Why the difference in minhagim about wearing a kittel on Yom Kippur only, or also on Rosh Hashanah
My families minhag is to wear a kittel just on Yom Kippur (so I do). But in shul I see a number of folk with the minhag to wear it also on Rosh Hashanah.
I know it is related to Yom Hadin, and ...
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Is the Book of Life ever really sealed?
In davening and in greetings, we always refer to the "sealing" of the Book of Life.
כתיבה וחתימה טובה1 we say; בראש השנה יכתבון וביום צום כיפורים יחתמון2 we pray.
Wikipedia says:
The High ...
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Piyyutim on Yomim Noraim. Why do we split phrases against their meaning?
Why is it that in the davenning for Yomim Noraim, we split up the phrases in many of the piyyutim against their real meaning?
For example, in “Vechol maaminim shehu…” (p 538 Artscroll Machzor For Yom ...
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Us'shuva us'fila utz'daka maavirin… so what?
Why is so much emphasis given to the line "us'shuva us'fila utz'daka maavirin..." in the Rosh Hashana and Yom Kipur prayers? It seems to be the most emphasized line of all, with people shouting it and ...
