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Preparing for Yom Kippur
The Eve of the Day of Atonement
The day before Yom Kippur is chock full of observances and age-old traditions.
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Why do we bless our sons to "be like Ephraim and Manasseh"?
By Shmuel Kogan
To maintain a high level of spirituality and character amongst a society that is devoid of morals and ethics is the real test. This is why Jacob chose these two boys to be his own...
Jewish Holidays » High Holidays » Yom Kippur » Study » Q&A » Why do we bless our sons to "be like Ephraim and Manasseh"?
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The Last Fish
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Before Yom Kippur Begins
Charity averts the severity of harsh judgement.
By Yerachmiel Tilles
Charity averts the severity of harsh judgement.
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Yom Kippur fast begins at sunset
Yom Kippur ("Day of Atonement"), the holiest day of the year, begins this evening at sunset. Its most basic observance is the fast that begins at sunset and ends tomorrow evening at nightfall (a total of approximately 26 hours), during which we abstain ...
Jewish Calendar » Tishrei » Tishrei 9 » Laws & Customs » Yom Kippur fast begins at sunset
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Lekach (honey cake)
It is customary to ask for and receive lekach (sweet cake -- signifying a sweet year) from someone (usually one's mentor or parent) on this day. One of the reasons given for this custom is that if it had been decreed, G-d forbid, that during the year we ...
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Mikveh
Both men and women immerse in a mikveh (ritual pool) to attain an extra measure of sanctity before the holy day.
Jewish Calendar » Tishrei » Tishrei 9 » Laws & Customs » Mikveh
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Festive Meals
The day before Yom Kippur is a Yom Tov, a festive day; for although we stand prepared to be judged in the supernal courtroom for our deeds of the passed year, we are confident that G-d is a merciful judge, and will decree a year of life, health and ...
Jewish Calendar » Tishrei » Tishrei 9 » Laws & Customs » Festive Meals
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Kaparot
In the early morning hours of the day preceding Yom Kippur, the Kaparot ("Atonement") ceremony is performed. We take a live chicken (a rooster for a male and a hen for a female) and, circling it three times above our heads, we declare: "This is my ...
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Laws & Customs
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