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What is the source and reason for saying L’Dovid during Elul and most of Tishrei?
The minhag I've seen in Ashkenazi synagogues is to say L’Dovid (Tehillim 27) morning and evening, from Rosh Chodesh Elul until Shemini Atzeres. The earliest source I can find for this is the Mishnah ...
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What is the point of praying if your fate is already decided on Rosh Hashana?
It says in Mesechta Rosh Hashana
"On the New Year, [first of Tishrei] all who have entered the earth
pass before Him, one by one, like young sheep, as it says: “He that
fashioned the heart of ...
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