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Shalom friends,
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On this day, G-d seals our fate for the coming year. We spend the entire day fasting and praying for G-d's forgiveness and a good year.
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on that day, and to afflict our souls.
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| "In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and shall do no manner of work, the home-born, or the stranger that sojourneth among you. For on this day shall atonement be made for you, to cleanse you; from all your sins shall ye be clean before the LORD." (Leviticus 16:29-30) |
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In order for us to "afflict our souls" we abstain from food and drink, do not wash or anoint our bodies, do not wear leather shoes, and abstain from marital relations.
It is important to note that this day is devoted to atone for the sins between a person and G-d. Therefore, it is important to devote the time before Yom Kippur to ask forgiveness for broken promises between people, as G-d cannot forgive these kinds of broken promises.
In Israel, all businesses are closed on Yom Kippur: There are no radio or television broadcasts, no public transportation, and no open businesses. It is considered bad form to eat in public or drive a motor vehicle. Youngsters, however,
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, ofanayim). |
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Maurycy Gottlieb, Jews
praying in the synagogue,
1878
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The days of repentance begin by inscribing our fate in Rosh Hashana and finish in Yom
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, xatima) takes place. |
Therefore we bless each other in the time between Rosh Hashana and Yom Hakippurim in the following way:
Gmar Xatima Tova
Literal meaning: A good final sealing
Idiomatical translation: May you be inscribed (in the book of life) for Good!
The Hebrew Online Team.
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Transcription: slixa
Literal Meaning: forgiveness, sorry
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Transcription: se'uda mafseket
Literal Meaning: Before-the-fast meal
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Transcription: tsom
Literal Meaning: fast
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| Yom Kippur Hebrew Grammar |
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As one of the most prominent features of this holiday is fasting, we present here the conjugation of this verb "to fast."
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The Root |
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The Infinitive |
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Conjugation (grammatical group) |
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'atsum
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tsama (f) tsam (m)
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tsamti
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Ani - I |
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tatsum
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tsam
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tsamta
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Ata - You (s,m) |
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tatsumi
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tsama
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tsamt
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At - You (s,f) |
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yatsum
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tsam
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tsam
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Hu - He |
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tatsum
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tsama
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tsama
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He - She |
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natsum
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tsamot (f) tsamim (m)
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tsamnu
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Anaxnu - We |
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tatsumu
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tsamim
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tsamtem
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Atem - You (pl,m) |
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tatsumu
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tsamot
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tsamten
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Aten - You (pl,f) |
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yatsumu
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tsamim
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tsamu
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Hem - They (pl,m) |
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yatsumu
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tsamot
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tsamu
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Hen - They (pl,f) |
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| Yom Kippur Hebrew WordSearch |
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See if you can find all of the Yom-Kippur related words in the puzzle below:
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Name:
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Jonah (Yona)
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Gender:
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Male, Female
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Time of Appearance:
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The Biblical Era
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Meaning:
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Dove, Pigeon
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History:
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A name of a prophet. While trying to escape his mission as a prophet, he was swallowed by a big fish and lived in its belly for three days.
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"Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it, for their wickedness is come up before me." Jonah 1, 1-2
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Relevance to Yom Kippur:
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The Book of Jonah is read as the haftara of the Yom Kippur afternoon services to teach us (1) how no one is beyond the reach of G d's hand, and (2) that no matter our past behavior, G d's benevolence and mercy awaits us if we only repent full-heartedly (like the people of Nineveh.
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