Life Lessons of the Yamim Noraim

Why reenact Siserah’s mother’s wails by blowing shofar 100 times? If everything is decreed on Rosh haShanah, what’s the point of praying the rest of the year?  According to the Torah, what makes someone a super-hero?  Why do we fast on Gedaliah’s yahrtzeit, more than all other departed tzaddikim? Even if nuts have the same gematria as sin, we’re not eating sins – we’re eating nuts! Someone apologized in a way I found insulting; how can I forgive him? If I’m not careful about pas yisroel all year, isn’t it hypocrisy to be careful around Rosh haShanah?  Why are synthetic shoes allowed on Yom Kippur, if they’re more comfortable than leather ones? Why does Koheles say everything is worthless, if Torah and mitzvos have infinite worth? Why reenact the conquest of Yericho with seven circles on Hoshana Rabbah?  What should be our state of mind as Rosh haShanah approaches, arrives, and passes What concepts should we consider, what feelings foster, what philosophies should be foremost in our mi