Why does RH come BEFORE YK? Wouldn't the ideal model be to gain Kapparh FIRST and then have yom Hadin?<br>There are a number of anwwers to this..<br><br>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].<br><br>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!
<br><br>NB:<br><ol><li>The Ramabam OTOH starts Selihos AFTER RH during 10 days of Teshuva only.</li><li>Conversely, Chabad END Selichos with RH with the exception of Tzom Gedalyah itself.</li><li>And sost Ashkenzim [Western and Eastern] do both before RH and before YK.
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