Questions tagged [yom-kippur]
Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, takes place on the tenth of the month of Tishrei. We repent for our sins and G-d forgives them. It is a fast day.
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Were Yom Kippur korbanos eaten on Yom Kippur
I know that some korbanos such as a chatos would be eaten by the kohanim , what about the korbanos chatos of Yom Kippur did they wait until after Yom Kippur to eat it or did they actually eat it on ...
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Grammar of Pausal Forms in Selichos, Hoshanos, etc
In the S'lichos of Nusach Lita we read towards the end a tefila, which is stated using the ךָ-ֶ (-ekha) pausal form:
עֲשֵׂה לְמַֽעַן אֲמִתֶּךָ. עֲשֵׂה לְמַֽעַן בְּרִיתֶךָ. עֲשֵׁה לְמַֽעַן גָּדְלֶךָ ...
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For people converting, what is the prohibition on working during yom kippur? [closed]
Shalom, I am converting. During Yom Kippur I was unsure as to how to interpret Vayikra 16:30 (specifically, that neither the citizen nor resident alien that resides among israel should work). I am ...
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Were Bloodstains Removed from Yom Kippur Curtains and Walls Each Year? [duplicate]
We know the Kohen sprinkled blood on the curtain, floor, and wall in the Beit HaMikdash during the Avodah on Yom Kippur. After scores of years -- even centuries -- were each year's stains been ...
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How was the Ish iti (Vayikra 16:21) appointed?
I am familiar with the Chizkuni answer who says that according to a Medrash, that Ish iti would die that year.
But does it mean that the Azazel goat bringer knew before I would not make through the ...
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Why no "Al cheit" in the Neila service?
The Neilah service includes a full Selichot and an almost-complete Vidui, but does not include "Al Cheit..." Is there a reason for this?
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Why did they not give the Kohen Godol longer to practice the difficult ketores service?
Mishnah Yoma 1 (5) says that on Erev Yom Kippur, the Elders of the priesthood took the Kohen Godol up to the House of Avtinas. After administering an oath to the Kohen Godol, the Elders instructed ...
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Why is there no mention of the sin of Bitul Torah in the confessions of Yom Kippur
In the confessions on Yom Kippur, there seems to be no mention of the sin of Bitul Torah. There are references to sins that come about through lack of learning but the sin of Bitul Torah itself seems ...
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How much are you obligated to eat on erev yom kippur?
There's a chiyuv to eat on erev yom kippur. How much does one have to eat?
If he eats k'zais or k'grogeres he did his chiyuv and he can fast the rest of the day?
It's not logical to say he has to be ...
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Yom Kippur that falls on Shabbat - Kiddush for the kids?
Specifically regarding a situation where one has young children who eat on Yom Kippur - is it a good idea, an obligation, forbidden, or a variable custom to make a proper Friday night for them, with ...
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Hypothetically, if one only has half an hour to pray the Yom Kippur evening service, what are the most important prayers to include?
I was wondering if there is prayers that are absolutely necessary to be said at the Yom Kippur evening service, (such as Kol Nidre, or Shema) if someone was in a situation where they had to do an ...
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What was the date of Avraham Avinu's bris millah?
Based on the Rashi's comment on Bereshis 18:1,
AND THE LORD APPEARED UNTO HIM to visit the sick man. R. Hama the son of Hanina said: it was the third day after his circumcision and the Holy One, ...
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Commentary on the Vidui
Are there any classical commentaries on the Vidui (short and long)? I see explanations in the Koren and Artscroll, but those are mostly modern.
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Shevet Sofer's commentary on the "one above and seven below"
The Shvilei Pinches (Parshas Shoftim, 5772) quotes a famous teaching of the Rama that says that the sprinklings of the Kohen Gadol on Yom Kippur (one up, and seven down) refers to the Yetzer Hara and ...
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Whats the source of saying Al Cheit at night?
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Whats the source saying al chait every night at kiryat shma al hamita?
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Is there a mitzvah of Kavod Yom Kippur
According to Halacha, is there a mitzvah of Kavod Yom Kippur or no? On the one hand, it is a day of affliction, so the usual mitzvah of Oneg with regards to nice food etc. is not there, but is there ...
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Are women obligated in neilah
According to Halacha, are women obligated to recite neilah on Yom Kippur? Or are they exempt because it is a positive time bound commandment?
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Does Yom Kippur end mourning
In halacha Yom Tov ends shloshim and shiva, my question is does the same rule apply to Yom Kippur if a close relative dies during the days of repentance?
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Birkat Habanim (Blessing of the sons) on Shabbat Yom Tov, Shabbat Rosh Hashana and Shabbat Yom Kippur
Those who bless their sons in Birkat Habanim, every Sabbath evening when returning from synagogue. Should the father bless his sons on Shabbat on that falls on Yom Tov falls? and how will he behave ...
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The Satan and his limitations on Yom Kippur?
The Gemara in Nedarim 32b famously writes:
״הַשָּׂטָן״ בְּחוּשְׁבָּנֵיהּ תְּלָת מְאָה וְשִׁיתִּין וְאַרְבְּעָה
The letters of the term "HaSatan" ("The Satan") is 364 in numerical ...
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When does G-d desiring a person to "return and live" apply?
In the machzor there are many variations on a theme that G-d does not desire the death of the wicked, but really wants them to do teshuva and live. For example,
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Why do we say "shel Yom HaKippurim" for Yom Kippur candlelighting but "shel Yom Tov" for all other Yom Tovim?
I recognize that Yom Kippur is special, VERY special. But Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, Pesach and Shavuot aren't exactly chopped liver, as the saying goes. And it is no more difficult to say "shel Rosh ...
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Why is not Yom Kippur is kept from the Mazikim
It is written that Satan has no control on this day (Yom Kippur), so why, unlike the Seder Night, we say a regular Kriyat Shema on the bed? Moreover, in the Machzorim there are additional Psalms ...
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Wine on Erev Yom Kippur
Are there any sources saying that one should drink wine on Erev Yom Kippur, it being considered a Yom Tov?
(I’ve heard in chabad that Chassidim used to show up to Kol Nidrei drunk, as “a drunk cannot ...
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Kibbudim for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
I'm looking for a list of every time the Aaron kodesh gets opened and closed on RH and YK. Ideally I'd also really appreciate page numbers in the Artscroll or Koren siddurim.
I'm making cards to ...
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How does one understand and make meaning of the Biein Melitz Yosher paragraph in the yom kippur shemone esreh?
How does one understand and make meaning of the Biein Melitz Yosher paragraph in the yom kippur shemone esreh ?
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What is the point of confessing before the meal on Erev Yom Kippur according to the Rambam?
The Rambam (Hilchos Teshuvah 2:7) writes that the reason why one should recite the Vidui on Erev Yom Kippur before the meal is that he might choke (heaven forbid) during the meal.
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Yom Kippur service source recommendations
Is there any source describing the exact things that happened, from sunrise to sunset, on Yom Kippur during the period of the Beis HaMikdosh?
With regard to the service of confession, the Mishnah (...
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Do the Jews still send a scapegoat once a year to the wilderness?
Do the Jews still send scapegoats bearing the sins of the Jewish people to the wilderness once a year as commanded in Leviticus 16:22?
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Why is a 3 day Yom Tov permissible, but Shabbos and Yom Kippur cannot be on adjacent days?
If Rosh Hashana were to fall on Wednesday or Friday, then that would result in Yom Kippur being on Friday or Sunday. The calendar was designed to avoid this happening since the sages deemed having ...
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Yom Tov Birkat Hacohanhim -- where find the text about dreams?
In many mahzorim, during the yom tov birkat hakohanim, there is a paragraph related to dreams. (In English: I have dreamed a dream but I no not what it means... heal it like the dreams of ______)
I am ...
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Does the Shekhinah remove Israel’s sin on the Day Of Atonement?
I have read and heard that the Shekhinah appeared before the High Priest on the Day of Atonement. Did The Shekhinah remove sin?
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What is Binyan HaMalchut?
The Kuntrus Umayan writes, in discourse 18 chapter 1, that the period between Rosh Hashanna and Yom Kippur is for the preparation for Binyan HaMalchut. What does that mean and how does this work? He ...
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Why is there a Minhag not to eat sesame in Erev Yom Kippur?
I found sources that say that there is a Minhag not to eat sesame in Erev Yom Kippur, since it is considered as a heavy food and might disturb the dawening in Yom Kippur. I would like to understand ...
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Why do we sing while saying viduy on Yom Kippur?
Throughout Yom Kippur everyone says viduy (confession) numerous times.
In the shuls that I have davened at (and I think most shuls), when everyone says it together during chazaras hashatz, there is a ...
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Adding the 13 middot during / after the Chatanu Selichot on Yom Kippur
Originally, Minhag Ashkenaz was to recite selichot, accompanied by the 13 middot, during chazarat hashatz of all prayers of Yom Kippur. For various reasons, the vast majority of congregations today ...
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Are Naot or other Leather strapped sandals permitted on Yom Kippur?
Are Naot (cork sole) or other Leather strapped sandals permitted on Yom Kippur. It seems that Rav Obadiah permits it although I am unclear of the specifics and other opinions.
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Was the Parochet in the Kodesh ha-Kodashim ever cleaned/replaced?
Mishnah Yoma 5:4 describes how the Kohen Gadol sprinkles blood on the Parochet in the Kodesh ha-Kodashim (he does this twice, with different bloods):
נָטַל דַּם הַפָּר וְהִנִּיחַ דַּם הַשָּׂעִיר, ...
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Neilah Chasam Sofer
I read somewhere that the Chasam Sofer is mechadesh that Moshe Rabbeinu was mesaken Neilah. Does anyone know where this is?
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Neila: Extended Shemoneh Esrei Vs receiving Pesichas Neila
On Yom Kippur, Neilah represents the climax of the day. Hashem as it were, is about to seal our fate and finalise our year ahead. It is correspondingly a time to really storm the heavens and daven ...
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Teshuva knowing that I'm likely to sin again
Every year I have a very similar list of aveiros that I want to stop. Practically, I know that it is too much to expect myself to have completely stopped all of them by next Rosh Hashana, so I ...
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The Shaliach tzibbur reciting "Hamelech" on Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur from his seat
On both Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, the shaliach tzibbur chants "Hamelech" at the onset of Shacharis from his seat and then makes his way to the amud.
The Aruch HaShulchan, OC 584:1 brings ...
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Book about the mystic meaning of Yom Kippur?
I’m trying to find a book about the mystic meaning for Yom Kippur, I believe the books title is something honey.
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Is there no punishment to slaughtering an animal on Yom Kippur?
Well I know that generally it's אסור (if not for פיקוח נפש). My question is really regarding slaughtering a קרבן in the בית המקדש outside of the עבודת היום.
The gemara in יומא (סב:) has a discussion ...
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Why does it matter if the Kohen Gadol has never read the order of Yom Kippur himself before? (Yoma 1:3)
We see in Yoma 1:3 that the Kohen Gadol was read the order of Yom Kippur from the Torah as preparation during the seven days before Yom Kippur.
מָסְרוּ לוֹ זְקֵנִים מִזִּקְנֵי בֵית דִּין, וְקוֹרִין ...
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Maftir Yonah riches?
It is common tradition that the one who purchases the rights to Maftir Yonah will be blessed with much wealth the following year. Are there any sources for this?
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What sins are just bein adam l'chaveiro?
The mishan in Mas. Yom Kippur (8:9) says that Yom Kippur is not mechapeir sins that are bein adam l'chaveiro, between a man and his friend. Therefore, it seems that our prayers for forgiveness on that ...
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Yirmiyahu the Seer?
Last night, in Maariv of Yom Kippur, I noticed in Selichot a passage that I had never really noticed prior:
"אַל תַּעַזְבֵנוּ אָבִינוּ וְאַל תִּטְּשֵׁנוּ בּוֹרְאֵנוּ וְאַל תַּזְנִיחֵנוּ ...
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Isaiah 58 and the way we fast
I certainly don't want to offend anyone, but if it is asked in Isaiah 58 whether it is this manner of fasting that G-d has chose; when one starves oneself, practices self-denial, afflicting one's soul ...
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Why is Masechta Yoma not entitled more clearly after Yom Kippur like other masechtos reflecting the relevant yom tov
When it comes to Shabbos, Rosh Hashanah, Succos and Pesach, their corresponding masechtos are all called after the shabbos/festivals (i.e. Masechta Shabbos, Rosh Hashanah, Succah & Pesachim). Yet ...
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