{"id":56521,"date":"2024-09-17T18:38:05","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T18:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/?p=56521"},"modified":"2024-09-18T15:41:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T15:41:26","slug":"halacha-according-to-the-sephardic-practice-aseret-yemei-teshuvah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/halacha-according-to-the-sephardic-practice-aseret-yemei-teshuvah\/","title":{"rendered":"Halacha According to the Sephardic Practice: Aseret Yemei Teshuvah"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a name=\"_Toc140523994\"><\/a><a name=\"_Toc146122866\"><\/a><a name=\"_Toc146123486\"><\/a>Tzom Gedaliah<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>The fast of Tzom Gedaliah is observed on the day after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/category\/rosh-hashanah\/\">Rosh Hashanah<\/a>, the third of Tishrei.<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a><\/li>\n<li>One should refrain from fasting on Tzom Gedaliah if it will make him too weak to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/halacha-according-to-the-sephardic-practice-aseret-yemei-teshuvah\/\">fast on Yom Kippur<\/a>.<a href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Regarding reading and hearing the haftarah and other halachot of fasting, see \u201cHalachot of Fast Days\u201d above.<\/li>\n<li>It is especially praiseworthy to give <em>tzedakah<\/em> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/tzom_gedaliah\/\">Tzom Gedaliah<\/a>.<a href=\"#_ftn3\" name=\"_ftnref3\">[3]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc140523995\"><\/a><a name=\"_Toc146122867\"><\/a><a name=\"_Toc146123487\"><\/a>Aseret Yemei Teshuvah<\/h2>\n<h3><a name=\"_Toc140523996\"><\/a><a name=\"_Toc146122868\"><\/a><a name=\"_Toc146123488\"><\/a>Atoning for the entire year<\/h3>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>The days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are auspicious for repentance. Many <em>sefarim<\/em> state that each day of the week between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur has the ability to atone for the same day of every week of the previous year. For example, one who repents on Sunday of <em>Aseret Yemei Teshuvah<\/em> may atone for all of the sins he committed on each Sunday of the previous year, and so on.<a href=\"#_ftn4\" name=\"_ftnref4\">[4]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><a name=\"_Toc140523997\"><\/a><a name=\"_Toc146122869\"><\/a><a name=\"_Toc146123489\"><\/a>Sleeping<\/h3>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li>There is an opinion that holds that just as one should refrain from sleeping during the daytime on Rosh Hashanah, it is praiseworthy to refrain from sleeping during the daytime in the <em>Aseret Yemei Teshuvah<\/em>.<a href=\"#_ftn5\" name=\"_ftnref5\">[5]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><a name=\"_Toc140523998\"><\/a><a name=\"_Toc146122870\"><\/a><a name=\"_Toc146123490\"><\/a>Getting married<\/h3>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li>Even though it praiseworthy to schedule one\u2019s wedding before <em>Aseret Yemei Teshuvah<\/em>, it is nevertheless permissible to get married during this time, and the wedding should not be deferred to after Yom Kippur, especially if one is over the age of twenty.<a href=\"#_ftn6\" name=\"_ftnref6\">[6]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><a name=\"_Toc140523999\"><\/a><a name=\"_Toc146122871\"><\/a><a name=\"_Toc146123491\"><\/a>Shabbat Shuvah<\/h3>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li>On <a href=\"https:\/\/outorah.org\/p\/171555\/\"><em>Shabbat Shuvah<\/em><\/a>, one should be careful with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/the_thirty_nine_categories_of_sabbath_work_prohibited_by_law\/\">halachot of Shabbat<\/a>, especially with halachot that are not as well known, such as <em>amirah le\u2019akkum<\/em>.<a href=\"#_ftn7\" name=\"_ftnref7\">[7]<\/a><\/li>\n<li>It is customary that the rabbi of the community gives a speech about the importance of repenting and brings attention to what needs improvement in the community.<a href=\"#_ftn8\" name=\"_ftnref8\">[8]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><a name=\"_Toc140524000\"><\/a><a name=\"_Toc146122872\"><\/a><a name=\"_Toc146123492\"><\/a>Stringencies<\/h3>\n<ol start=\"10\">\n<li>Those who are generally lenient regarding <em>pat akkum<\/em> should try to be stringent during <em>Aseret Yemei Teshuvah<\/em>. This is also true regarding other halachot that one may sometimes be lax in, such as inspecting food for bugs and the like.<a href=\"#_ftn9\" name=\"_ftnref9\">[9]<\/a><\/li>\n<li>It is praiseworthy to observe a <em>taanit dibbur<\/em> for at least part of the day during <em>Aseret Yemei Teshuvah<\/em>, especially while one is learning.<a href=\"#_ftn10\" name=\"_ftnref10\">[10]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><a name=\"_Toc140524001\"><\/a><a name=\"_Toc146122873\"><\/a><a name=\"_Toc146123493\"><\/a>Doing Teshuvah<\/h3>\n<ol start=\"13\">\n<li>There are four steps of <em>teshuvah<\/em>:<a href=\"#_ftn11\" name=\"_ftnref11\">[11]<\/a>\n<ol>\n<li>Leaving the sin.<\/li>\n<li>Regret.<\/li>\n<li>Confession before G-d.<\/li>\n<li>Acceptance for the future.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Even though good deeds and <em>teshuvah<\/em> can atone for one\u2019s sins, they are not enough to atone for sins that involve causing damage or hurt to another person. Therefore, one must also ask sincere forgiveness from one\u2019s family and friends if he has wronged them.<a href=\"#_ftn12\" name=\"_ftnref12\">[12]<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Especially during the <em>Aseret Yemei Teshuvah<\/em>, one should try to pay all of his debts to the people he owes and pay any pledges that he made to <em>tzedakah<\/em>.<a href=\"#_ftn13\" name=\"_ftnref13\">[13]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc140524002\"><\/a><a name=\"_Toc146122874\"><\/a><a name=\"_Toc146123494\"><\/a>Additional Prayers during the Aseret Yemei Teshuvah<\/h2>\n<ol start=\"15\">\n<li>Throughout the <em>Aseret Yemei Teshuvah<\/em>, it is customary to recite the phrase \u201c<em>Hashem Hu haElokim<\/em>\u201d twice before <em>Hashem Melech<\/em> that is recited before <em>Baruch She\u2019amar<\/em>.<a href=\"#_ftn14\" name=\"_ftnref14\">[14]<\/a><\/li>\n<li>From Rosh Hashanah until Yom Kippur, the custom is to recite <em>Shir HaMaalot MiMaamakim<\/em> between <em>Yishtabach<\/em> and Kaddish.<a href=\"#_ftn15\" name=\"_ftnref15\">[15]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc140524003\"><\/a><a name=\"_Toc146122875\"><\/a><a name=\"_Toc146123495\"><\/a>HaMelech HaMishpat<\/h2>\n<ol start=\"17\">\n<li>Regarding <em>haMelech haKadosh<\/em> and additional phrases inserted in the <em>Amidah<\/em>, see the halachot above.<\/li>\n<li>If one forgot to say <em>haMelech haMishpat<\/em>, he may correct himself within approximately three seconds after reciting the <em>berachah<\/em>, as long as he has not yet started the next <em>berachah<\/em> (the <em>berachah<\/em> of <em>LaMinim<\/em>).<a href=\"#_ftn16\" name=\"_ftnref16\">[16]<\/a><\/li>\n<li>If one finished <em>Amidah<\/em> and realizes that he did not say <em>haMelech haMishpat<\/em>, or is unsure if he said it, he must repeat <em>Amidah<\/em>.<a href=\"#_ftn17\" name=\"_ftnref17\">[17]<\/a><\/li>\n<li>One who realizes that he did not say <em>haMelech haMishpat<\/em> and did not yet finish reciting <em>Amidah<\/em> should return to the <em>berachah<\/em> of <em>Hashivah Shoftenu<\/em> and continue from there.<a href=\"#_ftn18\" name=\"_ftnref18\">[18]<\/a><\/li>\n<li>If one forgot <em>haMelech haKadosh<\/em> or <em>haMelech haMishpat<\/em> in his silent <em>Amidah<\/em>, he may not serve as chazzan to recite <em>Chazarat HaShatz<\/em>; rather, another person should recite it as he repeats the silent <em>Amidah<\/em> on the side.<a href=\"#_ftn19\" name=\"_ftnref19\">[19]<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A Sephardic chazzan praying with an Ashkenazic minyan who forgets to recite <em>haMelech<\/em> <em>haMishpat<\/em> should nevertheless return to the <em>berachah<\/em> of <em>Hashivah Shoftenu<\/em> in accordance with the Sephardic <em>minhag<\/em>. While the chazzan is considered a representative of the <em>tzibbur<\/em>, enabling those who do not know how to pray to fulfill their obligations, he must also be permitted Halachically to recite such a <em>berachah<\/em> on his own. Hence, if the chazzan does not return to <em>Hashivah Shoftenu<\/em>, all of the <em>berachot<\/em> would have been recited in vain, and the <em>tzibbur<\/em> would have not fulfilled its obligation.<a href=\"#_ftn20\" name=\"_ftnref20\">[20]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc140524004\"><\/a><a name=\"_Toc146122876\"><\/a><a name=\"_Toc146123496\"><\/a>Avinu Malkenu<\/h2>\n<ol start=\"23\">\n<li>During <em>Aseret Yemei Teshuvah<\/em>, one should recite <em>Avinu Malkenu<\/em> in the prayer. A Sephardi praying with an Ashkenazic minyan should recite the prayer according to his own <em>minhag<\/em> quietly, even though Ashkenazim have a different <em>nusach<\/em> of <em>Avinu Malkenu<\/em>.<a href=\"#_ftn21\" name=\"_ftnref21\">[21]<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Some Sephardim have the custom to recite <em>Avinu Malkenu<\/em> on Shabbat. A person who has such a custom may recite it even while praying with a minyan that does not have such a custom.<a href=\"#_ftn22\" name=\"_ftnref22\">[22]<\/a><\/li>\n<li>When reciting <em>Avinu Malkenu<\/em> on Shabbat, one should omit the expressions that mention sin and wrongdoing.<a href=\"#_ftn23\" name=\"_ftnref23\">[23]<\/a><\/li>\n<li>If one will not have enough time to recite <em>Tachanun<\/em> in <em>Minchah<\/em> by the conclusion of <em>ben hashmashot<\/em>, he should skip <em>Avinu Malkenu<\/em> and recite <em>Tachanun<\/em>.<a href=\"#_ftn24\" name=\"_ftnref24\">[24]<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Even if a <em>baal<\/em> <em>habrit<\/em> or <em>chatan<\/em> is present, <em>Avinu Malkenu<\/em> is still recited, and <em>Tachanun<\/em> is omitted.<a href=\"#_ftn25\" name=\"_ftnref25\">[25]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a>. <em>Rama<\/em> 602:1. See <em>Rambam<\/em>, <em>Taanit<\/em> 5:2, which says that this fast is observed because it is the day that Gedaliah ben Achikam was killed. See also <em>Kaf HaChayim<\/em> 549:5; <em>Teshuvot HaRishon LeTzion<\/em>, vol. 2, p. 300.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\">[2]<\/a>. <em>Yalkut Yosef<\/em>, <em>Yamim Nora\u2019im<\/em>, pages 30 &amp; 463; <em>Ohr LeTzion<\/em>, vol. 4, 6:8; <em>Halichot Shlomo<\/em>, p. 41. One should consult a Halachic authority and should not determine this on his own.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref3\" name=\"_ftn3\">[3]<\/a>. <em>Yalkut Yosef<\/em>, <em>Yamim Nora\u2019im<\/em>, p. 465; <em>Chazon Ovadia<\/em>, <em>Arba Taaniyot<\/em>, p. 42.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref4\" name=\"_ftn4\">[4]<\/a>. <em>Shaar HaKavanot<\/em> 90c, in the name of the Maharam Galanti, in the name of the Arizal. See also <em>Mishnah Berurah<\/em> 603:2, which brings this in the name of Rabbi Yonatan Eibishitz in <em>Yaarot Devash<\/em>, vol. 1, \u00a71. See also <em>Derushei HaTzlach<\/em>, <em>derush<\/em> 19; <em>Yaskil Avdi,<\/em> vol. 6, <em>Kuntres De\u2019ah VeHaskel<\/em> \u00a717; <em>Chazon Ovadia<\/em>, <em>Yamim Nora\u2019im<\/em>, p. 209; and <em>Yalkut Yosef<\/em>, <em>Yamim Nora\u2019im<\/em>, p. 512.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref5\" name=\"_ftn5\">[5]<\/a>. <em>Moed LeChol Chai<\/em> 15:30. However, see <em>Yalkut Yosef<\/em>, <em>Yamim Nora\u2019im<\/em>, p. 507, which states that one does not have to. See also <em>Chazon Ovadia<\/em>, <em>Yamim Nora\u2019im<\/em>, p. 184. Certainly, if one needs to sleep in the afternoon in order to learn better throughout the day, he should not be stringent.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref6\" name=\"_ftn6\">[6]<\/a>. <em>Yechaveh Daat<\/em> 1:48; <em>Torat HaMoadim<\/em>, <em>Yamim Nora\u2019im<\/em>, p. 3; <em>Yalkut Yosef<\/em>, <em>Yamim Nora\u2019im<\/em>, p. 507, 27.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref7\" name=\"_ftn7\">[7]<\/a>. <em>Birkei Yosef<\/em> 602:2, Chida, <em>Lev David<\/em>, ch. 21; <em>Yalkut Yosef<\/em>, <em>Yamim Nora\u2019im<\/em>, p. 513.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref8\" name=\"_ftn8\">[8]<\/a> This was the custom of many <em>Chachamim <\/em>throughout the generations. The <em>Chida<\/em>, Rabbi Chaim Palagi, and the <em>Ben Ish Chai <\/em>have entire books published solely on the subjects that they spoke about on <em>Shabbat Shuvah<\/em>. See also <em>Mateh Ephraim<\/em> 602:41;<em> Kadosh BeTzion<\/em>, p. 94.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref9\" name=\"_ftn9\">[9]<\/a>. <em>Shulchan Aruch<\/em> 603:1; <em>Moed LeChol Chai <\/em>15:2; <em>Ohr LeTzion<\/em>, vol. 4, 6:9.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref10\" name=\"_ftn10\">[10]<\/a>. The Arizal in the <em>hakdamah lederushei Rosh Hashanah<\/em> of <em>Shaar HaKavanot<\/em> mentions that during the <em>Aseret Yemei Teshuvah<\/em>, one should fast to attain forgiveness for his sins. However, since this is considerably difficult, especially if one will not be able to concentrate properly on his learning or prayers, one does not have to. <em>Yalkut Yosef<\/em>, <em>Yamim Nora\u2019im<\/em>, p. 513 suggests that one should observe a <em>taanit dibbur <\/em>instead. See also the Chafetz Chayim,<em> Chovat HaShemirah<\/em> 10:12, which also suggests that during <em>Aseret Yemei Teshuvah<\/em>, one should take on himself a <em>taanit dibbur<\/em>. <em>Yabia Omer<\/em>, vol. 2, <em>O<\/em>.<em>C<\/em>. \u00a728 even says that a <em>taanit dibbur<\/em> achieves a greater atonement than an actual fast.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref11\" name=\"_ftn11\">[11]<\/a> See <em>Rambam, Teshuvah<\/em> 2:2-4; <em>Shaarei Teshuvah <\/em>of Rabbenu Yonah, <em>Shaar<\/em> 1; see also <em>Orchot Tzaddikim, Shaar HaTeshuvah<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref12\" name=\"_ftn12\">[12]<\/a>. <em>Yoma<\/em> 85b; <em>Rambam<\/em>, <em>Teshuvah<\/em> 2:9; <em>Yechaveh Daat<\/em> 1:44; <em>Chazon Ovadia<\/em>, <em>Yamim Nora\u2019im<\/em>, p. 220; <em>Yalkut Yosef<\/em>, <em>Yamim Nora\u2019im<\/em>, pp. 566\u2013597.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref13\" name=\"_ftn13\">[13]<\/a><em> Levush<\/em> 603:1;<em> Yosef Ometz, Yuzfa,<\/em> 983;<em> Kadosh BeTzion<\/em>, pp. 89-90, in the name of <em>Chemdat Yamim<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref14\" name=\"_ftn14\">[14]<\/a> See<em> Torah Lishmah<\/em> \u00a745; <em>Shofar BeTzion<\/em>, p. 158; <em>Kadosh BeTzion<\/em>, p. 64.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref15\" name=\"_ftn15\">[15]<\/a>. <em>Moed LeChol Chai <\/em>13:22; <em>Kaf HaChayim<\/em> 582:14; <em>Chazon Ovadia<\/em>, <em>Yamim Nora\u2019im<\/em>, p. 189; <em>Yalkut Yosef<\/em>, <em>Yamim Nora\u2019im<\/em>, p. 503.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref16\" name=\"_ftn16\">[16]<\/a>. <em>Shulchan Aruch<\/em>, <em>O<\/em>.<em>C<\/em>. 582:2; <em>Moed LeChol Chai <\/em>13:28; <em>Chazon Ovadia<\/em>, <em>Yamim Nora\u2019im<\/em>, p. 190; <em>Yalkut Yosef<\/em>, <em>Yamim Nora\u2019im<\/em>, p. 479.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref17\" name=\"_ftn17\">[17]<\/a>. <em>Shulchan Aruch<\/em> 582:1. See also the above footnotes regarding <em>haMelech haKadosh<\/em>. If one is unsure whether he said <em>haMelech haMishpat<\/em>, he should repeat <em>Shemoneh Esrei<\/em> with a stipulation that if he is obligated to repeat it, this <em>tefillah<\/em> should fulfill his obligation, but if he is not obligated, then this <em>tefillah<\/em> should be a <em>tefillah nedavah<\/em>. See <em>Yalkut Yosef<\/em>, <em>Yamim Nora\u2019im<\/em>, p. 495.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref18\" name=\"_ftn18\">[18]<\/a>. <em>Shulchan Aruch<\/em> 582:1. See also <em>Yabia Omer<\/em> 2:8\u201310 and ibid., vol. 10, 54:20, which discusses this subject at length; <em>Halichot Olam<\/em>, vol. 2, p. 250; <em>Yechaveh Daat<\/em> 1:57; <em>Chazon Ovadia<\/em>, <em>Yamim Nora\u2019im<\/em>, p. 194; <em>Torat HaMoadim<\/em>, <em>Yamim Nora\u2019im<\/em>, p. 132 and on; and <em>Yalkut Yosef<\/em>, <em>Yamim Nora\u2019im<\/em>, p. 479. The Ashkenazic custom, however, follows the <em>Rama<\/em> 118:1, which is that one should not repeat <em>Shemoneh Esrei<\/em> if one forgot to say <em>haMelech haMishpat<\/em> because one already said <em>melech<\/em> when reciting <em>melech ohev tzedakah u\u2019mishpat<\/em>. This is also unlike the custom of the<em> Ben Ish Chai<\/em>, <em>Netzavim<\/em> 1:19.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref19\" name=\"_ftn19\">[19]<\/a>. <em>Yalkut Yosef<\/em>, <em>Yamim Nora\u2019im<\/em>, p. 495.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref20\" name=\"_ftn20\">[20]<\/a>. Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef, in response to a letter from me. This is the opinion of Rabbi Moshe Levi in <em>Birkat Hashem<\/em>, vol. 1, 2:17 &amp; footnote 49 and <em>Tefillah LeMoshe<\/em> 4:46.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref21\" name=\"_ftn21\">[21]<\/a>. See <em>Chazon Ovadia<\/em>, <em>Yamim Nora\u2019im<\/em>, p. 205 and <em>Yalkut Yosef<\/em>, <em>Yamim Nora\u2019im<\/em>, p. 508, 28, which state that one may say <em>Avinu<\/em> <em>Malkenu<\/em> alone. See also <em>Piskei Teshuvot<\/em> 602:2.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref22\" name=\"_ftn22\">[22]<\/a>. <em>Chazon Ovadia<\/em>, <em>Yamim Nora\u2019im<\/em>, p. 104; <em>Yechaveh Daat<\/em> 1:54; <em>Ohr LeTzion<\/em>, vol. 4, 4:1. However those who do not have the custom to recite <em>Avinu Malkenu<\/em> on Shabbat do not have to begin doing so; see <em>Chazon Ovadia<\/em>, <em>Yamim Nora\u2019im<\/em>, p. 108, at the end of footnote 8. See also <em>Torat HaMoadim<\/em>, <em>Yamim Nora\u2019im<\/em>, pages 50 &amp; 149.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref23\" name=\"_ftn23\">[23]<\/a>. <em>Yalkut Yosef<\/em>, <em>Yamim Nora\u2019im<\/em>, p. 508.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref24\" name=\"_ftn24\">[24]<\/a>. <em>Yalkut Yosef<\/em>, <em>Yamim Nora\u2019im<\/em>, p. 509, 30.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref25\" name=\"_ftn25\">[25]<\/a>. <em>Orchot Maran<\/em>, vol. 1, p. 371.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tzom Gedaliah The fast of Tzom Gedaliah is observed on the day after Rosh Hashanah, the third of Tishrei.[1] One should refrain from fasting on Tzom Gedaliah if it will make him too weak to fast on Yom Kippur.[2] Regarding reading and hearing the haftarah and other halachot of fasting, see \u201cHalachot of Fast Days\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":134111,"featured_media":56523,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[337,338,339],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rosh-hashanah","category-tzom-gedaliah","category-yom-kippur"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - 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