▁in ▁the ▁Tal m ud ▁Y er ush al mi , ▁by ▁P es ik ta ▁R abb ati , ▁a ▁Mid r ash , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁literature ▁of ▁the ▁Ge on im . ▁But ▁ever ▁since ▁the ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁R ish on im , ▁literally ▁the ▁" first " ▁or ▁the ▁" ear ly " ▁ones , ▁referring ▁to ▁post - T alm ud ic ▁and ▁Ge onic ▁times ; ▁actually ▁Tor ah ▁sch ol ars ▁from ▁approximately ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁century ▁through ▁the ▁fif teenth , ▁" A ser et ▁Y em ai ▁T esh uv ah " ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁title ▁for ▁this ▁period ▁of ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁Calendar . ▁The ▁special ▁character ▁of ▁these ▁days ▁... ▁in ▁emphas is ▁on ▁" T esh uv ah ," ▁Rep ent ance , ▁" T ef illa ," ▁P ray er ▁and ▁" Z eh ir ut ," ▁Spirit ual ▁V ig il ance ." ▁ ▁Re asons ▁of ▁Ma imon ides ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁serious ▁and ▁compreh ensive ▁reasons ▁behind ▁the ▁Ten ▁Days ▁of ▁Rep ent ance ▁are ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁Ma imon ides ▁( known ▁in ▁Heb rew ▁as ▁the ▁RAM B AM ): ▁ ▁RAM B AM ▁in ▁" H il ch ot ▁T esh uv ah ," ▁" The ▁La ws ▁of ▁Rep ent ance " ▁( 2 : 6 ), ▁" Des p ite ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁" T esh uv ah " ▁and ▁cry