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'''Yom Kippur''' is the most solemn holy day in [[Judaism]]. It is a day of [[atonement]] (prayer, repentance and fasting) observed in some way by nearly all Jewish people. Observant Jews refrain completely from all food and drink on Yom Kippur. Most of the day is spent in the [[synagogue]]. | '''Yom Kippur''' is the most solemn holy day in [[Judaism]]. It is a day of [[atonement]] (prayer, repentance and fasting) observed in some way by nearly all Jewish people. Observant Jews refrain completely from all food and drink on Yom Kippur. Most of the day is spent in the [[synagogue]]. | ||
| − | :"Before the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, there was an elaborate ceremony of confession and repentance led by the high priest and including the sacrifice of a | + | :"Before the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, there was an elaborate ceremony of confession and repentance led by the high priest and including the sacrifice of a goat, the scapegoat." (Leviticus 16.) |
Just prior to the beginning of services on the eve of Yom Kippur, the congregation recites [[Kol Nidre]], or "all vows". This [[Aramaic]] prayer is an appeal to God to forgive vows unfulfilled that do not affect any other person. Vows affected include only those made to oneself, or between oneself and God. [[Anti-semites]] have tried to use the prayer to malign Jews as untrustworthy. | Just prior to the beginning of services on the eve of Yom Kippur, the congregation recites [[Kol Nidre]], or "all vows". This [[Aramaic]] prayer is an appeal to God to forgive vows unfulfilled that do not affect any other person. Vows affected include only those made to oneself, or between oneself and God. [[Anti-semites]] have tried to use the prayer to malign Jews as untrustworthy. | ||
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Revision as of 00:22, November 13, 2007
Yom Kippur is the most solemn holy day in Judaism. It is a day of atonement (prayer, repentance and fasting) observed in some way by nearly all Jewish people. Observant Jews refrain completely from all food and drink on Yom Kippur. Most of the day is spent in the synagogue.
- "Before the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, there was an elaborate ceremony of confession and repentance led by the high priest and including the sacrifice of a goat, the scapegoat." (Leviticus 16.)
Just prior to the beginning of services on the eve of Yom Kippur, the congregation recites Kol Nidre, or "all vows". This Aramaic prayer is an appeal to God to forgive vows unfulfilled that do not affect any other person. Vows affected include only those made to oneself, or between oneself and God. Anti-semites have tried to use the prayer to malign Jews as untrustworthy.