Q&A #03 - Assorted Aseres Ymei Teshuvah Questions

Machshavah Lab

This morning (9/30/22), in our Friday Q&A, we covered a number of questions relevant to the Aseres Ymei Teshuvah, including: (1) How does the judgment on Rosh ha'Shanah and Yom ha'Kippurim work? (2) Why do we stand when the Aron ha'Kodesh is open? (3) How can we live up to the seemingly impossible ideal of making use of every moment we have? (4) How do we live each as if it's our last while simultaneously planning for the future? (5) What can we do to up our mitzvah observance during the Aseres Ymei Teshuvah, and is that even a legit thing?
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מקורות:
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ג:ג-ה
רמב"ם - פירוש המשניות, שמונה פרקים, פרקים ב,ז
רד"ק - ספר השורשים ע.ו.ת + ז.כ.ה,ז.כ.כ.
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות תפילין ומזוזה וספר תורה י:יא
Annie Dillard (cited in James Clear's 3-2-1 newsletter, 9/29/22)
Seneca, "On the Shortness of Life"
Rabbi Pesach Chait, "Malchiyos, Zichronos, Shofros"
Rabbi Schneeweiss, "Avos 4:11 - Mitzvos and Aveiros as Defenders and Prosecutors"
Rabbi Schneeweiss, "R' Akiva's Guidelines for a Good Judgment on Rosh ha'Shanah"
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