2023Festivals - Jewish New Year - Rabbi Amnon of Mainz - Set

In many Jewish communities, the liturgical poem "Unetaneh Tokef" is recited on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur during the Mussaf prayer, one of the high points of the daily ritual. The words of this poem express the essence of the Days of Jusgement and reflect the thought that the pinnacles of the holiday period at the start of the Jewish year, believes stand before God in judgement' as he reviews their deeds and determines thaeir fate for the upcoming year.