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Yom Kippur

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.

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Avinu Malkeinu prayer using many different names and conceptions of God

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A Vidui directed at the ways God has missed the mark

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“How can I ask you for forgiveness”

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“this desert threatens to swallow us”

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“Help me, God of Old, to see myself / through Your eyes”

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“Who by chemo and who radiation?”

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“O God, please forgive us for spending another year in vain, in a liminal space, attempting to find the perfect balance”

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“It’s healthy to feel unfit in the face of something greater”

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“These are the vows I ask You not to annul”

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“There are no kings / I trust, only ruakh”

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