The tale is told about a cantor who would study with the tzaddik Rabbi Mordechai of Nadvorna and before Rosh Hashanah, he seemed very impatient and asked Rabbi Mordechai to be dismissed early.
“Why are you in such a hurry?” the rabbi asked.
The cantor replied, “I am leading the congregation in services and I need to examine the festival prayer book and put my prayers in order.
Rabbi Mordechai responded, “The prayer book is the same as it was last year, but it would be better for you to examine your heart and your deeds, and put yourself in order.
(ed. Philip Goodman, The Rosh Hashanah Anthology, p. 140-1)
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