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The first service of Yom Kippur actually takes place just before the holiday starts at sundown, on the evening of Yom Kippur, or Erev Yom Kippur. This Yom Kippur evening service is called Kol Nidrei .
Seudah HaMafseket [16] is the "separating meal" eaten before the fasts of Yom Kippur and Tisha B'Av. The pre-Yom Kippur meal is a festive meal, which may include meat, such as Kreplach. [17] At the pre-Tisha B'Av meal it is forbidden to eat meat, wine, or more than one cooked food. [18] Alcoholic beverages should be avoided. The meal is eaten ...
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Lekach is a honey-sweetened cake made by Jews, [1] especially for the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah. [2] Known in Hebrew as ugat dvash (עוּגַת דְּבַשׁ , lit. ' honey cake '), the word lekach (לעקעך ) is Yiddish.
Customs for the first food eaten after the Yom Kippur fast differ. Iranian Jews often eat a mixture of shredded apples mixed with rose water called faloodeh seeb. Syrian and Iraqi Jews eat round sesame crackers that look like mini-bagels. Turkish and Greek Jews sip a sweet drink made from melon seeds. [10]
The name of the holiday translates from Hebrew to English as the Day of Atonement.
The holiday known as Rosh Hashanah has ended, and people of the Jewish faith are in the midst of a time period referred to as "10 Days of Awe.". Rosh Hashanah celebrates the Jewish New Year, which ...
On the eve of Yom Kippur by Jakub Weinles. On the day preceding Yom Kippur, known as Erev Yom Kippur (lit. 'eve [of] day [of] atonement'), a number of activities are customarily performed in preparation for Yom Kippur. These activities generally relate to the themes of the holiday, but are forbidden or impractical to do on Yom Kippur itself.