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Before the High Holy Days, it is traditional to spend the month of Elul in special preparatory studies. This is the time, before Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, when we study the laws about making amends and about giving and receiving forgiveness. Maimonides tells us that the sacrifices of Yom Kippur were only ever intended to cover us for the sins that we committed against G-d. In matters between human beings, we must approach the people we have harmed directly.