In many congregations, the following phrase from the liturgy is one of the repeated themes for both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur: "Repentance, Prayer and Charity change the evil of the decree" ("T'shuva, Tephilah, and Tzedakah maverin et Roeh HaGezerah"). This means ostensibly that if a difficult decree has been declared upon a person he may change it through one of these three avenues: repentance, prayer, or charity.
Read full article: http://www.jewishmag.com/95mag/tdakatshuva/tdakatshuva.htm
Speaking of prayer, Avi Shafran has an article about the subject with a story that will put us to shame. Click here to read and perhaps we will devote more attention to our davening after absorbing the message.
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