The 10th Day of Tishrei. That’s tonight’s (and tomorrow’s) Hebrew Date, which means it will be Yom Kipur. (The Tora [the bible] says – it was evening, it was morning; one day. All days start when the sun goes down.) This day marks the end of 40 days of introspection, repentance, and preparing ourselves to be better humans and to make the world a better place- with renewed vigor.
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The 10th Day of Tishrei. That’s tonight’s (and tomorrow’s) Hebrew Date. Many of you don’t know that means this is the Holy Day of Yom Kipur. It is considered to be the holiest day of the year.
Continue reading Yom Kipur- 5783 (aka, 2022)
Tonight will be the 10th Day of Tishrei. This Hebrew date means it is actually the special day of Yom Kipur. This culminates the 40 days of introspection, repentance, and preparing ourselves to be better humans and to make the world a better place- with renewed vigor. (While the closing prayer of Yom Kipur is called Ne’ila, the locking or the closing of the gates, many Jewish folks consider the 7th day of Sukot- coming up in 12 days (Hoshana Raba) to be the true closing of the books of judgment by Hashem, the Supreme Being.)
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The 10th Day of Tishrei. That’s tonight’s (and tomorrow’s) Hebrew Date, which means it will be Yom Kipur. (The Tora [the bible] says – it was evening, it was morning; one day. All days start when the sun goes down.) The end of 40 days of introspection, repentance, and preparing ourselves to be better humans and to make the world a better place- with renewed vigor.
Continue reading Yom Kipur- the Day of Atonement
The 10th Day of Tishrei. That’s (tonight and) tomorrow’s Hebrew Date, which means it will be Yom Kipur. The end of 40 days of introspection, repentance, and preparing ourselves to be better humans and to make the world a better place- with renewed vigor.
Continue reading Neither Food nor Water as of Darkness this night
The 10th Day of Tishrei. That’s tomorrow’s Hebrew Date, which means it will be Yom Kipur. The end of 40 days of introspection, repentance, and preparing ourselves to be better humans and to make the world a better place- with renewed vigor.
Asara B’Tishrei. The 10th Day of Tishrei. That’s tonight’s (and tomorrow’s) Hebrew Date. But, you probably are more familiar with the traditional name of the holy day- Yom Kipur. Yom Kipur marks the end of 40 days of introspection, repentance, and preparation; rearranging our lives so we can be better humans, that we can make this world a better place- with renewed vigor.
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Welcome to 5777. That’s the year, according to Jewish Tradition. We’ve just finished Sukot, one of the 3 Festivals delineated in the Tora (the others are Pesach [Passover] and Shvuot [Pentecost]), a time of joy and celebration. The past two holidays of this month were called Yamim Noraim, Days of Awe (Rosh Hashana and Yom Kipur)- in other words, they were holy days and not holidays.
Continue reading Lessons from Jonah.
Today, Yom Kipur, we are praying for forgiveness and “tikun lam” -the repair of the world.
