Usually means: Prayers for forgiveness before Rosh Hashanah.
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▸ noun:  (Judaism) Jewish penitential poems and prayers, especially those said in the period leading up to the High Holidays, and on fast days.

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piyyut, hallel, Jewish prayer, Avinu Malkeinu, siddur, kedushah, Pesukei dezimra, kaddish, Mussaf, Haftarah, more...

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piyyut, hallel, Jewish prayer, Avinu Malkeinu, siddur, kedushah, Pesukei dezimra, kaddish, Mussaf, Haftarah, more...



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