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A Popular Dictionary of Judaism

NEILAH

(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 Judgement.

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Neilah from A Popular Dictionary of Judaism. ISBN: 0-203-98620-2. Published: 2005–05–04. ©2009 Taylor and Francis. All rights reserved.



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