Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, falls ten days after Rosh Hashanah. When the Temple stood in Jerusalem, the High Priest effected atonement for the entire people through an elaborate ritual. Today, in the absence of the Temple, each of us stands, alone, together, naked as it were, before God. Yom Kippur is the dramatic culmination of the entire season of teshuvah, repentance. On Yom Kippur, Jews abstain from eating, drinking, bathing, sexual relations, and the wearing of leather (a sign of luxury) for 25 hours. Jews dress in white and traditionally spend most of the day in synagogue.
“We are put here to be more than just ourselves / To see farther than one lifetime”
“We have talked, we have talked, we have talked, but we have not listened”
Adding meaning to Yom Kippur with supplemental readings
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Alternative shofar blasts using everyday sounds
“For the unfulfilled innate vow / to be ourselves…”
Yizkor service remembering victims of sexual assault
A new Kol Nidrei prayer to help us forgive and transcend self-righteousness
A reminder to place yourselves on the path of holiness, joy, and truth
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