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shofar
thumbnail|Shofar
thumbnail|Shofar
thumbnail|Blowing the shofar
A shofar ( ; from , ) is an ancient musical horn, typically a ram's horn, used for Jewish ritual purposes. Like the modern bugle, the shofar lacks pitch-altering devices, with all pitch control done by the player's varying their embouchure. The shofar is blown in synagogue services on Rosh Hashanah and at the end of Yom Kippur; it is also blown every weekday morning in the month of Elul running up to Rosh Hashanah. Shofars come in a variety of sizes and shapes, depending on the choice of animal and level of finish.
Fast of Gedalia
Jewish fast
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Kapparot
thumb|Kapparot ritual on the eve of Yom Kippur
Kapparot (, Ashkenazi transliteration: , ) is a customary atonement ritual practiced by some Orthodox Jews on the eve of Yom Kippur. This is a practice in which either money is waved over a person's head, or a chicken is waved over the head and then slaughtered in accordance with halachic rules.
Selichot
thumb|300px|Crowd performing Selichot and Annulment of Vows (Neder#Annulment (hatarat nedarim)|Hatarat Nedarim) at the [[Western Wall in Jerusalem.]]
Jewish High Holy Days
collective name for the Jewish high holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Avinu Malkeinu
Judaistic prayer
confession in Judaism
A step in the process of atonement in Judaism
Thirteen Attributes of Mercy
Divine Attributes with which, according to Judaism, God governs the world