Yom Kippur

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When is Yom Kippur? At sundown on October 4th, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar begins. Find out when it starts all across Israel.

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If we want to get the most out of Yom Kippur, we must transfer the hunger from our stomachs to our minds.

Worshippers will head to synagogues around the world for a day of prayer and fasting on Wednesday.

Worshippers make their way to synagogues throughout the first 10 days of Tishrei but attendance is usually at its peak on the day of Yom Kippur itself, which is also observed with a day-long fast. Some people replace the chicken with a bag of money. Yom Kippur services include readings from the Torah. The Israelites then atoned for their sin, prompting God to forgive them and give Moses a second pair of tablets. The sacrifices on the eve of the day of atonement are charitable contributions, which a person can donate to the needy for consumption or use on the day of Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur, which means day of atonement in Hebrew, is observed on the 10th day of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar.

From bagels to honey cake, these are a few suggestions from cooks and food enthusiasts for breaking the fast after the most solemn Jewish holiday.

"Honey cake is also a traditional treat for Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year. The rich flavor and texture can be attributed to honey, molasses, brandy, coffee, orange juice and warm spices in the batter. The trick to fasting, Cohen said, is to avoid cooking when you're hungry. Going a whole day without consuming any food or water is no light undertaking. Cohen said bagels were a staple for breaking fast as a kid, complete with salmon lox and schmear. [Yom Kippur](https://www.npr.org/tags/442558283/yom-kippur), Judaism's holiest day, fasting for 25 hours while reflecting on the past year and seeking God's forgiveness. Before fasting, drink plenty of fluids. "This is what I've always wanted to do," Cohen told NPR. So, eating at the end of Yom Kippur reminds me that it's still a moment of new beginnings." "It's got scallion and caper schmear, lox, heirloom tomatoes, and fresh herbs packed inside." "I'd rather this than a cake for my birthday!" Geller, a bestselling cookbook author and business executive, says bagels are a cornerstone of any break-fast celebration.

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And don’t forget the coffee cake or Jewish apple cake for dessert. The sick and the elderly are exempted as well. Once you atone, it’s thought to be starting the Jewish new year with a “clean slate,” absolved of past transgressions. Children (usually under the age of 13) are not required to fast. Jews around the world are to face their misdeeds and sins over the year through worship and prayer so that they may atone for their wrongdoings. No matter how you spend the day, it’s a time to atone in your own way, whether in a synagogue or at home.

Yom Kippur in Israel may be the one day of the year, in the only place in the world, where it's safe to play on major public roads without having to worry ...

It’s very weird to be out when everything is closed and there are no cars on the road, but in a good way.” They’re not religious and feel it’s a great way to spend the holiday in a very family-oriented manner. “There’s something almost post-apocalyptic about the streets of Tel Aviv on Yom Kippur. WHAT, EXACTLY, is the appeal to riding bikes on Yom Kippur? Yom Kippur in Israel may be the one day of the year, in the only place in the world, where it’s safe to play on major public roads without having to worry about vehicular traffic. [riding bikes on Yom Kippur](https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-718492), the tradition doesn’t seem to affect business for local bike shops, at least not in Tel Aviv.

I wasn't planning to observe Yom Kippur as a college student abroad. That changed when I got to Munich.

I was ushered up the steps to the women’s section and handed a mahzor. I took a seat with them, ate a pretzel, drank my beer. The night before with my friends, as we walked through Oktoberfest, I didn’t tell them that the men banging on the tables, the loud singing, scared me. In the vestibule, I realized how out of place I was: a 19-year-old American student in leggings and a jean jacket, knapsack in tow. Opening that book to see Hebrew letters, my stomach dropped down, as if I were on a roller coaster. In English, I told them that I wanted to go in for services. I gasped audibly, and an older woman next to me reached out and put her hand on mine. I found a seat toward the back. I had been a kid who loved Hebrew school, but as I got closer to college, I felt the call to separate from the traditions of my childhood. I belong inside, I wanted to say. I grabbed for my water bottle, dehydrated from the night before. My best friend slept soundly in the bunk above me; the room was filled with other friends from our semester abroad in the Netherlands.

Chief rabbis, Jerusalem mayor preside over late-night prayers ahead of Day of Atonement, which begins Tuesday night; site sees more than 1 million visits ...

I'm proud to cover Israeli arts and culture for The Times of Israel. Roads will largely clear of cars by early Tuesday evening as is the national tradition — to be replaced with multitudes of people on bicycles and other non-motorized vehicles. The “selichot” service, a litany of penitential and supplicant prayers, is held nightly in the period before the Day of Atonement. Sign in to stop seeing this](//crm.timesofisrael.com/sign-in) Beginning Tuesday afternoon, all flights in and out of Ben Gurion Airport will be halted and Israel’s air space will close to flights passing through as Jewish Israelis mark Yom Kippur. Monday night’s service, which was held at the main plaza of the Western Wall, was led by a professional cantor.

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The holiest day of the year for the Jewish people begins at sundown this evening. Yom Kippur is also known as the Day of Atonement. Rabbi Josh Bennett is at ...

PRAYING NEXT to the salt formations on the Dead Sea. (photo credit: MENDY HECHTMAN/FLASH90). The Book of Deuteronomy, the last book of the Five Books of Moses ...

My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distill as the dew, as small rain upon the tender herb, and as showers upon the grass: because I will call on the name of the Lord: ascribe greatness to our God. [tekiah gedolah shofar sound](https://www.jpost.com/judaism/tekiah-the-ins-and-outs-of-the-shofar-639189) ending Yom Kippur and hearing the opening words of Ha’azinu the Shabbat after Yom Kippur, with its auditory motifs. Carpenter mentions, “The unity of Israel and the solidarity of brotherhood are emphasized” throughout the material. It reads, “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.” The operative word: hear. The same can be said of Yom Kippur as a cornerstone of Jewish identity. Cohen also teaches that repetition, as a pedagogical tool, is an important part of the spiritual journey, as we read in the paragraph after the Shema, “veshenantam,” “and you will repeat them” (Deuteronomy 6:8). Yom Kippur is also described as a “shabbat shabbaton” (Lev. Both include repeating: a year is the time it takes the earth to complete/repeat its cycle around the sun, and one of the most effective ways to learn and remember is by repeating. In chapters 27 to 30, Moses celebrates the recommitment of the covenant with promises of blessings from God, but warns his people of the curses that would follow disobedience, showing that God set the terms of the covenant renewal.” The power of the Yom Kippur liturgy is enhanced by its repetitive nature. The This last book of the Five Books of Moses consists of, as biblical scholar Jeffrey Tigay points out, “five retrospective discourses and poems that Moses addressed to Israel in Moab shortly before his death (Deuteronomy 1:6-4:43, 4:44-28:69, 29-30, 32, 33), plus two narratives about his final acts (chapters 31 and 34).”

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A: Whew, it's been a long Day of Atonement. I'm glad we can finally gather back inside with our fellow congregants to eat soon. B: Me too. A: Did you fast?

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