▁and ▁the ▁improvement ▁of ▁their ▁ways ▁in ▁anticip ation ▁of ▁Y om ▁K ipp ur . ▁A ▁" pen it ent " ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁a ▁ba al ▁t es hu va ▁(" master ▁[ of ] ▁rep ent ance "). ▁This ▁rep ent ance ▁can ▁be ▁expressed ▁in ▁early ▁morning ▁pray ers , ▁known ▁as ▁sel ich ot , ▁which ▁capture ▁the ▁pen it ential ▁spirit ▁appropriate ▁to ▁the ▁occasion ▁and ▁char ity , ▁acts ▁of ▁H es ed ▁(" lo ving - kind ness "), ▁or ▁self - ref lection . ▁ ▁The ▁days ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁two ▁days ▁of ▁a ▁Ten ▁Days ▁of ▁Rep ent ance ▁are ▁on ▁Ros h ▁Hash an ah . ▁One ▁of ▁those ▁days ▁may ▁occur ▁on ▁a ▁Sh abb at ▁as ▁well , ▁making ▁that ▁day ▁of ▁Ros h ▁Hash an ah ▁on ▁which ▁Sh abb at ▁occurs ▁str ic ter ▁in ▁observ ance , ▁meaning ▁the ▁observ ances ▁of ▁Sh abb at ▁are ▁followed ▁than ▁a ▁Ros h ▁Hash an ah ▁that ▁occurs ▁on ▁any ▁other ▁day ▁but ▁Sh abb at ▁( S aturday ). ▁When ▁Ros h ▁Hash an ah ▁occurs ▁on ▁a ▁Sh abb at ▁a ▁few ▁additional ▁pray ers ▁in ▁the ▁ma h zor ▁(" p ray er ▁book ") ▁are ▁added ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ex cluded ▁in ▁keeping ▁with ▁the ▁combined ▁theme ▁of ▁a ▁Ros h ▁Hash an ah ▁and ▁Sh abb at ▁combination . ▁ ▁The ▁third ▁day ▁is ▁always ▁Fast ▁of ▁Ged alia , ▁it ▁follows ▁Ros