![]() During the service, Torah scrolls are taken out of the Ark, and the Kol Nidrei is recited. The first service, Kol Nidrei, occurs on the eve of Yom Kippur. Those who observe Yom Kippur spend the bulk of the day, which will start at sundown on Wednesday and go through sundown on Thursday, in synagogue, where they engage in five different prayer services. Yom Kippur begins at sunset on Wednesday and while it's good to send well wishes to friends and family who celebrate, it's not appropriate to wish someone a "happy Yom Kippur." Above, student Cantor Kalix Jacobson, wearing traditional white cantorial attire, sings to an iPad for the High Holidays services at Hebrew Tabernacle of Washington Heights on September 17, 2020, in New York City. Some will also abstain from using technology, which includes cellphones. While people will likely appreciate the sentiment at any time, it's best to send well-wishes early because many will spend the day in temple. A person can also wish someone a tzom kal, which translates to "easy fast"-or g'mar chatima tovah, which means "good final sealing" and references the belief that God seals their fate for the year on the Day of Atonement according to their behavior between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Instead of wishing someone a "happy" or "merry" Yom Kippur, which would be inappropriate, it's customary to express sentiments that someone has a good, easy or meaningful fast. ![]() "This isn't a day of raucousness and partying," Becky Sobelman-Stern, the chief program officer at the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, told USA Today. Those who observe Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and holiest day of the year, mark it by abstaining from food and drink during a one-day fasting period. Yom Kippur is the most significant of all the Jewish holidays and marks the end of a 10-day period of repentance that starts with Rosh Hashanah. Following Rosh Hashanah, a festive celebration of the Jewish New Year, Yom Kippur strikes a more sober tone. ![]()
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