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Yom Kippur falls just before Rosh Hashanah.
False. Yom Kippur begins after Rosh Hashanah ends.
Rosh Hashanah is in many ways a preparation for Yom Kippur.
True. During Rosh Hashanah there is time to reflect on the past and contemplate the future, which prepares one to atone for their shortcomings on Yom Kippur.
There are two meals associated with Yom Kippur.
True. The Sedudah before Mincha, and the Seudas Hamafsekes right before the fast begins.
The Yom Kippur services have only seven blessings, making them the shortest services of any Jewish holiday.
False. While there are only seven blessings, they are repeated many times, so Yom Kippur is often the longest service of the year.
RIBAB
rabbi
fat sting
Fasting!
Yom Kippur is a holiday that is marked by making special crafts and playing games.
False. Yom Kippur is the most serious of all Jewish holidays. Much of the day is spent in Shul, and it is not a holiday associated with crafts or games.
On the morning of Yom Kippur, people bathe, and put on serious, dark colored clothing to prepare for shul.
False. Bathing is prohibited on Yom Kippur, along with working, eating, drinking, applying creams and lotions, and wearing leather shoes. White is worn for Yom Kippur services.
The Haggadah is a special plate used for Yom Kippur meals.
False. The Haggadah is what we use on Pesach, and there are no Yom Kippur meals!!!
It is considered improper to wear sneakers to shul.
False. Many people wear sneakers, especially since wearing leather shoes on Yom Kippur is forbidden.
NEIEFGORSVS
forgiveness
Sha Bus Sha Bus Song
Shabbos Shabbason!
Jewish people fast on Yom Kippur.
True. Everyone over the age of Bar and Bas Mitzvah is supposed to fast on Yom Kippur.
Men go to the Mikvah 100 times on Erev Yom Kippur.
False. Men go to the Mikvah 3 times on Erev Yom Kippur.
The last meal before Yom Kippur begins is vegetarian.
False. Traditional foods eaten before the Yom Kippur fast include chicken, fish and Kreplach.
Yom Kippur is also known as “Columbus Day”.
False. Yom Kippur is also known as “day of atonement.”
HULS
shul
Tea Shoo Wah
Teshuva
Yom Kippur begins Shabbos morning after breakfast.
False. Yom Kippur begins at sundown, this year on Friday night.
People fast on Yom Kippur to experience the hunger Jews felt when they walked through the desert after leaving Mitzrayim.
False. Fasting on Yom Kippur is meant to set the day apart as a time where the usual earthly chores and pleasures are less important than us being holy and connected to Hashem.
The meal after Yom Kippur that “breaks the fast” usually consists of foods we associate with breakfast.
True. But you can also break the fast with ice cream, barbecues, cholent, chicken soup, and sushi from the Crown.
Challah, a soft, eggy bread, is not served in the meals before and after Yom Kippur.
False. Challah is often enjoyed during the special meals before and after Yom Kippur.
DVANEGNI
davening
Toe Hoorah
Torah!
We Daven a total of 12 times in shul on Yom Kippur.
False. Yom Kippur davening consists of Maariv, Shachris, Mussaf, Mincha and Neilah.
Electricity is not used on Yom Kippur.
True. We keep Yom Kippur like we keep Shabbos! Yom Kippur is called, "Shabbos Shabasson".
A Viddui is a prayer during which a whole community asks for forgiveness for their transgressions.
True. The Viddui is recited multiple times during Yom Kippur services
Yom Kippur services end with a loud blast from a shofar or “ram’s horn.”
True. After the shofar’s blast, it is time to leave synagogue and break the day’s fast
EIWHT LITHONGC
white clothing
Yo Ma Key Poor
Yom Kippur