Yom Kippur Services
Yom Kippur Facts
Yom Kippur Customs
Lulav Facts
Sukkot Odds & Ends
100
The Erev Yom Kippur service begins with this special prayer.
What is Kol Nidrei
100
It is what the words Yom Kippur mean
What is Day of Atonement
100
It is the color of clothing traditionally worn on Yom Kippur
What is white
100
The lulav has branches from how many trees
What is 3
100
The number of days we celebrate Sukkot
What is 7
200

Wearing this makes the evening service of Yom Kippur different from all other evening services.

What is a Tallit

200
It is what we call the special prayer book that we use on Yom Kippur
What is a Machzor
200
It is the activity one should do immediately after breaking the fast on Yom Kippur
What is to start building a sukkah
200
The different trees from which the branches come from for the lulav
What is palm, willow and myrtle
200
It's what we must be able to see through the sukkah's roof
What are the stars and the sky
300
It's the number of times we hear the shofar during Yom Kippur services.
What is 1 (at the very end)
300
It is the Hebrew date of Yom Kippur
What is the 10th of Tishrei
300
Since we shouldn't wear this, many people wear canvas shoes on Yom Kippur
What is leather
300
The number of directions that we wave the lulav
What is 6
300
It is a mitzvah to do this in the sukkah
What is eat
400

It is the service on Yom Kippur in which we remember people who have died.

What is Yizkor

400
They are people who should NOT fast on Yom Kippur
Who are people whose life would be endangered by fasting
400
We read this entire book of the Bible on Yom Kippur afternoon
What is Jonah
400
The name of the yellow fruit held with the lulav
What is an etrog
400
We call them Ushpizin
Who are the special guests invited to the sukkah each night, traditionally Biblical personalities
500
It is what we call the final service of Yom Kippur and it means "lock", because we imagine that the gates of heaven are closing.
What is Neilah
500

In Biblical times, it was the part of the Temple that only the High Priest enetered on Yom Kippur

What is the Holy of Holies

500
Of these 3, it is the one we do NOT do on the eve of Yom Kippur: Light candles, say Kiddush, eat hallah
What is say Kiddush
500
The time during Sukkot that we CANNOT wave the lulav
What is Shabbat
500
They are the 2 holidays that fall immeiately after Sukkot
What are Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah
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