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Yom Kippur comes on 10 of Tishrei.

It is the most serious and responsible day in life of the Jew. This day the destiny of each person the next year finally is solved. It is considered, that in Rosh Hashanah G-d writes down each Jew in one of three books - the book of rithteous persons, the book of sinners and the book of average, and in Yom Kippur seals.

Time between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur refers to Terrible days; these days the person still has opportunity to affect a verdict which G-d bears in Rosh Hashanah. About it is told in one of the prays readable in Yom Kippur : « But tshuva (repentance), fphila (pray) and tsdaca (donations) cancel a heavy verdict ». It is necessary to repent of the sins and to try to correct that is possible. It is necessary to ask also a pardon for people and G-d for the offences accomplished against them.

In days of existence of Temple Yom Kippur was in the unique afternoon when first priest entered in Sacred of Sacreds the Temple, said the Name Supreme and asked in God a pardon of the sins and sins of all people of Israel.

Before Yom Kippur

On the eve Yom Kippur it is accepted to make a ceremony kaparot. Take the alive hen and twist her above a head. During this moment the person should realize, that if G-d was strict to us, on a place of this hen there would be we. Then the hen cut and give poor. If the alive hen to get it is impossible, above a head twist money and then give their poor.

Before Yom Kippur it is accepted to be sorry about friends and familiar if it was possible to offend their word or Action. The custom orders to be sorry all over again about people, and then at G-d, because the person cannot be forgiven by the G-d while he is not forgiven by people. « Who speaks: I shall sin and repent, and in Day of the Big Court to me will forgive - to that in Day of the Big Court do not forgive. If who sinned against G-d in Yom Kippur its forgive to him. If he sinned against the friend, this day its forgive to him. He should reconcile beforehand with him and achieve from himit a pardon ».

On the eve of Yom Kippur it is accepted to ask and give slices lekah (a pie from a rye flour with honey). Behind it there is a wonderful symbol: « If receive a meal is necessary for me than let it will take place today, now, that it was not necessary to me to stretch henceforth behind a handout a hand ».

On the eve of Yom Kippur it is accepted to be dipped into waters mivkvas.

This day it is accepted to give more usual money to the charitable purposes (tsdaka). At an entrance in a synagogue plates for various gathering usually stand: on Ieshavah, on funds of charity and mutual aid, etc.

On the eve Yom Kippur, approximately for one hour up to a sunset, arrange last before a post and a plentiful meal, it refers to Seuda Maphseket, a dividing meal.

Laws of Yom Kippur

All laws of Yom Kippur start to operate with the beginning of a sunset.

Yom Kippur - day of a strict post; this day it is forbidden to be washed and use cosmetics, and also to carry leather footwear because it's a symbol of luxury. If the skilled doctor, even non jews, considers, that to the patient it is dangerous to taka post, he is obliged to obey and interrupt a post, following instructions of rabbi.

It is accepted to put on this day in white clothes which symbolize cleanliness from sins. Jews as though assimilate to innocent angels to whom it is not necessary is, neither to drink, nor to care of the body.

It is accepted spend Yom Kippur in a synagogue bacause prays occupy almost all the day long. This day prayer for the dead Ezkor is read.