The haftara “Shuva Yisrael” depicts repentance stemming from trouble and distress, as opposed to “Dirshu Hashem be-himatze’o,” which presents a superior form of repentance. Why, then, is “Shuva Yisrael” read between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur?

The psalmist begins mizmor 27 by expressing absolute faith and trust. But in the continuation, he seems to be seized with fear and doubt. What happened? I believe we can understand this if we read the mizmor as consisting not of two parts but of three.

Rosh Hashana is the day on which we declare that God is our King. Why does this day fall in the seventh month, and not the first? And how is our role on this day reflected in the special kingship verses inserted in our prayers?