Ten Days of Repentance
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As the ten days of repentance (Hebrew עשרת ימי תשובה Assereth Jemej Teschuwa) or the ten awesome days or Jamim Noraim (engl.The days from the Jewish New Year Rosh ha-Shanah to the Day of Atonement Yom Kippur, the first ten days of the Jewish month of Tishri, are called the Ten Days of Awe.
According to Jewish tradition, all creatures are judged on Rosh ha-Shanah, since the first Tishri was the 6th day of creation, when Adam and Eve were created, sinned, and were condemned and pardoned. Divine judgment is "inscribed" on Rosh ha-Shanah and "weighed" and "sealed" on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. One who had not fully attained teshuvah (repentance) before Rosh ha-Shanah, and therefore received a bad judgment on Rosh ha-Shanah, can turn this into a good judgment during the ten days by complete repentance and conversion. The greeting on Yom Kippur is therefore Hebrew גמר חתימה טובה gmar chatima tova, German 'may your inscription (in the book of life) be well completed'.
Repentance can be done through early morning prayers called slichot, fasting, charity, or reflection on oneself.
