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Why do we not say Hallel on Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur?

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Synopsis

Hallel is not recited on Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur because the books of life and death are open before the Divine on these days, making joyful song inappropriate.

Shulchan Aruch OC 584:1Mishnah Berurah 584:2
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