How to Observe Yom Kippur

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Find out if Yom Kippur falls on a weekday.

   If this is the case, let your job or school know in advance that you will be absent as you will be spending most of Yom Kippur in the synagogue.
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   Step 2: Understand the five basic

   They are as follows (in no particular order):
   No eating or drinking No bathing or washing No wearing leather shoes No anointing (i.e. applying creams, lotion, makeup) No engaging in marital relations , For this reason, eat a very filling pre-fast meal and drink plenty of fluids (ideally water) before the holiday starts. , The service lasts about an hour and a half altogether.
   
   Wear white if possible. , Depending on your level of observance, many people stay in the synagogue for the whole day, only leaving for a short break in the afternoon. ,
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   Step 3: major prohibitions of Yom Kippur.

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   Step 4: Realize that Yom Kippur begins at sundown the night before and ends after sundown the next day.

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   Step 5: Attend the Kol Nidre service at your synagogue.

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   Step 6: Attend your synagogue on the morning of Yom Kippur.

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   Step 7: After sundown

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   Step 8: eat a very filling

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   Step 9: break-fast meal.

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