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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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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Division of Al Cheit
Al Cheit has a chorus line ועל כולם, אלוה סליחות, סלח לנו, מחל לנו, כפר לנו after the first 20 Al Cheits, then after the next 12, then after the next 12. Who made this division? Why was it not divided ...
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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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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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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 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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גמר חתימה טובה gender
During the nine and a half days ending with Yom Kipur, we wish each other "גמר חתימה טובה" (an end to the good signing). This seems very strange. Shouldn't it be "גמר חתימה טוב" (a good end to the ...
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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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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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Why, in Yamim Noraim davening, do we discuss uprooting זדון instead of רעה?
There is a passage in the third bracha of Shemoneh Esrei said on Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur (at least in Nusach Ashkenaz) that reads as follows:
ועלותה תקפץ פיה וכל הרשעה כלה כעשן תכלה כי תעביר ...
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Pre-existing flame for Havdala after Yom Kippur
Does anyone know the reason for the requirement to use a flame that was lit before Yom Kippur for Havdala after Yom Kippur?
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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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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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Is there a timetable of the Yom Kippur Avodah available?
I'm trying to get a sense of how long each part of the Kohen Gadol's day was. I have the impression that the (outer) Musaf offering took much longer than the Torah reading, but I have no idea how much ...
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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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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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Dancing in the vineyards on yom kippur
The gemoro end Taanis says that twice a year the girls went dancing in the vineyards. Maybe that explains a previous post of mine why they were not attending the services in the temple regardin bowing ...
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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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Why is there a unique blessing for Yom Kippur candle lighting?
Yom Kippur candle lighting has unique blessing
להדליק נר של יום הכפורים
Technically, we could argue that since Yom Tov is called "Shabbat" (see Leviticus 23 as an example), we should have just one ...
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Why Yom Kippur is on the 10th of the 7th month?
Why Yom Kippur is on the 10th? This date does not make sense! If you search through the Written Torah, you will see that nothing happened on this date. Wouldn't it make sense to have Yom Kippur on the ...
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Was there a double portion of Mon on Erev Yom Kippur
Was there a double portion of Mon on Erev Yom Kippur?
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Why specifically the size of a date on Yom Kippur?
Often times a kezayis or beitza is the amount of food necessary to transgress a food related prohibition. Why is a date specifically the quantity one must eat to be liable on Yom Kippur?
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Using baby powder on Yom Kippur
Is one permitted to use baby powder-or talcum powder, Gold Bond, etc- on Yom Kippur? (either for themselves or for a child)
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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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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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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 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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Yom Kippur, fasting, prayer, crying, and snot
It's Yom Kippur. Mr. Ploni is at home, praying the Amidah prayer with great emotion. He's crying, and his nose is dripping. Although it's a fast day, he wants to lick the snot off his upper lip.
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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.
The question is: if ...
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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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Who is Nuriel? (e.g. Solomon Ibn Gabirol's Shinanim piyut)
It seems to have been quoted in the piyut Shinanim by Solomon Ibn Gabirol (page 134 of the Spanish Portuguese Kippur service).
In this piyut, Nuriel is mentioned. Who is he? What are his ...
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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 ______)
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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 does the Yom Kippur service seem to reenact Abraham's treatment of his sons?
In the Yom Kippur service during Temple times, the Kohen would (Lev 16:7-10ff):
And he shall take the two goats, and set them before the LORD at the door of the tent of meeting. And Aaron shall ...
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Should women also be bowing down on yom kippur
During the mussaf on the high holy days we bow down to the floor. Do women also have this minhag.
Did they also bow down in the temple when it was standing on hearing the kohen godol say the shem.
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