[Avodah] Why does Rosh Hashana come BEFORE Yom Kippur?

[Richard Wolpoe]

Why does RH come BEFORE YK?  Wouldn't the ideal model be to gain Kapparh
FIRST and then have yom Hadin?
There are a number of anwwers to this..

AISI our nusach has been adjusted due to address this very concept. IOW the
Selichos BEFORE RH are actually to effect a YK-style selicha/kapparah. E.G.
the Pizmon Erev RH is the same for YK Shacharis [see Roedelheim and Vilna
Kol Bo Machazorim].

Thus, we as a people have not accepted the other answers inpractice, but
have actually adjusted OURSELVES to implement a form of YK Kotton
[expeically erev RH] in order to effect Selicha before RH!

NB:

   1. The Ramabam OTOH starts Selihos  AFTER RH during 10 days of Teshuva
   only.
   2. Conversely, Chabad END Selichos with RH with the exception of Tzom
   Gedalyah itself.
   3. And sost Ashkenzim [Western and Eastern] do both before RH and
   before YK.



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