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Yom Kippur
Also known as the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur is the holiest holiday for religious Jews. It is observed with a 25-hour period of fasting and prayer.
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What can women do if they want to fast on Yom Kippur?
If they want to fast, they fast. (While there are some mitzvot that do not apply to women such as tefillin, fasting does apply to women with the same stringency - under normal conditions - as it does men.)
Perhaps you meant to ask how would a pregnant or nursing woman fast. In those cases, the overriding consideration is one of safety. If the woman can fast with no personal danger, that should be done. A nursing woman can express some of her breast-milk before the fast, keep it frozen or refrigerated, and warm it during the fast (in a permitted manner), and use it to make sure there will be enough to feed the infant.
If there's a possibility that she won't be able to complete the fast, she may start the fast, and break it later if it becomes apparent that completing the fast would harm her.
If it's clear from the start that fasting would endanger her (or the infant), then she doesn't need to begin the fast.
In cases such as these (all of the above), a Rabbi should be consulted, since there are important further details; and because of the importance of both the fast and the safety of the people involved.
How does Yom Kippur relate to the fall?
Yom Kipport occurs either at the end of Summer or the beginning of Fall, but there is no observance-related connection between Yom Kippur and any season.
Can you smoke weed on Yom Kippur?
I did it in Jerusalem a couple of college years.
Answer:
Jewish law forbids it. Handling fire is not permitted on Yom Kippur.
Where would you find the commandment to keep yom kippur?
The priest's service on this occasion ... meant to be carried out every year ... is described in detail in Leviticus; start at Chapter 16.
What time do you fast on yom kippor?
In 2011, early in the Hebrew traditional year 5772, Yom Kippur begins in the evening
of Friday, October 7, and ends the following evening, Saturday, October 8.
The times depend on the time of local sunset, which varies across a time zone,
and even across a single large metropolitan area. A rabbi in the city of interest,
or a publication from the Jewish community there, should be consulted.
Can you have a bar mitzvah on yom kippur?
A Jewish male becomes a bar mitzvah on his 13th birthday, regardless of whether that day falls on a religious holiday. If the boy's 13th birthday falls on Yom Kippur, he can be one of the people called up to read from the Torah.
What can't happen during Yom Kippur is the celebration that most North Americans associated with a boy becoming a bar mitzvah.
Yom Kippur will be on September 14, 2013. It traditionally begins at sunset the evening before.
Yom Kippur is not a day of celebration but is actually the Jewish day of atonement. Rosh Hashana is 10 days beforehand and it is the start of the Jewish new year. On rosh hashana Jews start repenting for their sins of the previous year and they use the 10 days until yom kippur to pray for forgiveness and show god they are sorry. On yom kippur Jews do not eat as a way of almost mourning over their sins. They go to the synogogue all day and pray to god to give them a good year. Jews believe there is a book of life and a book of death and so they are praying to god to be written into the book of life. The books are sealed on yom kippur and therefore the day ends with a neilla service which signifies the 'gates closing' and the books being sealed.
Why do Jews celebrate Yom Kippur?
Yom Kippur is not really "celebrated" but it is perhaps the most important day of the Jewish calendar. On this day, Jews fast from sundown the evening before until nightfall (about 25 hours) and spend much of that time in congregational prayer. This fast includes abstinence from food, drink, bathing, sexual relations, wearing leather or elaborate jewelry, perfume or lotions.
Yom Kippur means the Day of Atonement. This is because on this day all of a person's sins are atoned for, by confessing them to those who you have wronged and seeking forgiveness in the days leading up to the holiday, and then seeking forgiveness from God.
What time does Yom Kippur finish in Baltimore MD?
After twilight. In 2012, this is around 7:20 or slightly later.
When time does the fast start for Yom Kippur 2011 in los angeles?
Yom Kippur began at sundown on Friday October 7th, 2011. In Los Angeles, sundown was at approximately 6:30 PM.
Why do Jews not eat on yom kipper?
its a fast and a really big holy day holier then shabbat. Fasting is commanded in the Torah (Leviticus ch.23).
Where can I attend Yom Kippur services in Florence Italy?
To find a synagogue go to www.kosherdelight.com or www.maven.co.il Rome has a Jewish quarter and one of the oldest synagogues in the country.
Why did the high priest carry incense into the holy of holies?
Because God commanded it (Leviticus ch.16). It was an act of atonement (ibid).
How long did the Yom Kippur war last?
Egypt and Israel have gone to war in the Arab-Israeli Wars of 1948, 1956, 1967, the War of Attrition, and 1973. If the months of fighting were summed up, it would be roughly 10 months of active conflict and 3 years for the War of Attrition. There was a de jure state of war between Egypt and Israel from 1948-1979: 31 years.
What time does Yom Kippur end in Los Angeles this year?
7:06 PM in the 90035 zip code. You can find out the specific time for the fast ending in your zip code on line.
Was Yom Kippur in World War 2?
Yom Kippur occurs every year and therefore occurred during World War II since that war took six whole years. (3 September 1939 - British and French Intervention in the Nazi Invasion of Poland to 2 September 1945 - Japanese Formal Surrender aboard the USS Missouri).
If the question is asking whether Jews in the Concentration Camps, Ghettos, and other Holocaust-induced conditions celebrated Yom Kippur, this is very difficult to know. It is unlikely that many celebrated the holiday by fasting since they had minimal food and they would need to eat whenever they had the opportunity. Additionally, there were no conditions under which Jews could freely pray and abstain from work.
What happens when one does not observe Yom Kippur?
One becomes at least for the moment a non observant jewish person... no worries though there is always next year... I am 100% possitive that god still loves the person who is unable for whatever reason observe yom kippur. :)
