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Nota d'ambito

Use for general discussions of Yom Kippur. Used in conjunction with the index term "customs and observances, Jewish" if the observance of the holiday is discussed. Used in conjunction with the keyword "sense of time: Jewish Holidays" if discussed as the date of an event that occurred while in the camp or while in hiding. (en-US)

Definizione

Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, is a day during which Jews ask to be forgiven for their misdeeds of the preceding year. The holiday is observed by fasting, spending most of the day in synagogue, and refraining from cooking, wearing leather shoes, working, using fire, carrying objects, bathing, anointing, and having conjugal relations. Unique to synagogue services during Yom Kippur are a chant (Kol Nidrei) which calls for the annulment of unfulfilled vows, a prayer (Al Het) in which Jews list transgressions as they strike their chests and then ask God's forgiveness, confession (Vidui), and an additional service (Neila) commemorating the closing of the proverbial gates of judgment which were opened on Rosh Ha-Shana. At the end of the Yom Kippur service, the shofar (ram's horn) is blown. (en-US)

Fonte

Klein, Isaac. A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice. New York: Jewish Theological Seminary of America and KTAV Publishing House, 1979. pp. 207-209

Termini più generici

• festività religiose (ebraiche)