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Yom Kippur : Judaism Terms
654 words, approx. 2 pages (Hebrew: “Day of Atonement”) The most personal, solemn, and moving of the Days of Awe, the Day of Atonement, the Sabbath of Sabbaths, is marked by fasting and continuous prayer. It is the single most widely observed rite of Judaism. On the...
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Yom Kippur : Judaic Terms
120 words, approx. 1 pages (Hebrew. ‘Day of Atonement’) Most holy day of the Jewish year. Yom Kippur takes place on Tishri 10 after the ten days of *penitence. It is a *fast day. No work may be undertaken and no food or drink may be touched from sunset of *Kol Nidrei...
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Neilah : Judaic Terms
42 words, approx. 1 pages (Hebrew. ‘Closing’) Closing prayer for the *Day of Atonement. Originally the Neilah was recited every day in the *Temple one hour before sunset. Today it is believed to symbolize the closing of the Gates of Heaven after the Day of...
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Yom Kippur Information
5,085 words, approx. 17 pages
 Yom Kippur is the climax of the Yamim Noraim ("Days of Awe"), and with Rosh Hashanah forms the Jewish High Holy Days. The date is chosen based on Leviticus 23:27 which decrees a strict prohibition of work and affliction of the soul upon the tenth day of...




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 Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought
On Yom Kippur.
06/22/1995: 2,342 words, approx. 8 pages A psychologist talks about the personal significance for herself of Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur is described as the most philosophically and psychologically difficult of Jewish feasts because it lacks devices, narratives, objects or activities that can be associated with it. Despite this lack, Yom...
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 The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
The Sound Of Yom Kippur
09/29/1998: 313 words, approx. 1 pages The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 09-29-1998 THE SOUND OF YOM KIPPUR Date: 09-29-1998, Tuesday Section: NEWS Edition: All Editions -- 2 Star B, 2 Star P, 1 Star Early Kindergartners from Temple Emeth in Teaneck delighting to Rabbi Eric S. Gurvis' demonstration...
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 The New York Observer
Yom Kippur Blog Stroll
10/13/2005: 500 words, approx. 2 pages At least half of New York's political class is off atoning today. The Politicker has plenty to atone for, too, but since I'm here in the office, I hope that giving you something to chew on during a sodden and mostly silent news day will...
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Israel police: Yom Kippur attack stopped
9/23/2007: 301 words, approx. 1 pages Israeli police found an explosives belt in a Tel Aviv apartment building early Saturday and said they averted a Hamas suicide bombing on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur.Police acted on information gathered during a three-day army raid in the Ein Beit Ilmeh refugee camp...



Featured Essays
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Yom Kippur
952 words, approx. 3 pages
 Discusses the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. Explores the history of the holiday. Considers the different purposes of fasting and why fasting is linked to God.


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