▁the ▁week days ▁of ▁the ▁Ten ▁Days : ▁some ▁Orth odox ▁Jews ▁avoid ▁holding ▁wed d ings ▁during ▁this ▁more ▁serious ▁period , ▁while ▁other ▁Orth odox ▁Jews ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁non - Or th odox ▁Jews ▁may ▁do ▁so . ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁of ▁the ▁Ten ▁Days ▁of ▁Rep ent ance ▁ ▁Ma imon ides ' ▁( 1 1 3 5 – 1 2 0 4 ) ▁La ws ▁of ▁Rep ent ance ▁in ▁his ▁M ish neh ▁Tor ah ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁author itative ▁sources ▁for ▁the ▁name ▁and ▁function ▁of ▁these ▁days , ▁but ▁he ▁draw s ▁on ▁earlier ▁sources : ▁ ▁" The ▁term ▁... ▁is ▁not ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁Tal m ud ▁Bav li , ▁although ▁the ▁days ▁referred ▁to ▁are ▁mentioned ▁there . ▁The ▁expression ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁Bav li ▁is ▁" the ▁ten ▁days ▁between ▁Ros h ▁Ha Sh an ah ▁and ▁Y om ▁Ha K ipp ur im ." ▁In ▁the ▁literature ▁of ▁the ▁Ge on im , ▁we ▁also ▁find ▁" the ▁ten ▁days ▁from ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁T ish rei ▁to ▁Y om ▁Ha K ipp ur im ," ▁" the ▁first ▁ten ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁T ish rei ," ▁"( the ▁time ) ▁between ▁Ros h ▁Ha Sh an ah ▁and ▁Y om ▁Ha K ipp ur im ." ▁But ▁the ▁term ▁commonly ▁used ▁now , ▁" A ser et ▁Y em ai ▁T esh uv ah ," ▁is ▁also ▁found ▁in ▁early ▁sources . ▁It ▁is ▁used