The music for the chants and hymns on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is different from that sung during the rest of the year. Hence, Rosh Hashanah is referred to in the liturgy as harat olam, the birthday of the world, and as Yom Hazikaron, the Day of Remembrance. Finally, in keeping with the season’s themes of judgment, penitence and forgiveness, the shofar summons us to self-reflection and self-accounting. On Yom Kippur our prayers focus on imploring God to take note of our fragility and vulnerability, to accept our sincere desire to repent, to temper judgment with mercy, and to forgive our transgressions. Sins against a fellow person require additionally making an apology, offering restitution where appropriate, and asking that person for forgiveness.