Erev Yom Kippur
Sunday 27 September
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Selihot/Penitential Shacharit/Morning Services |
Our regular Sunday morning service, with the added Penitential prayers for the season of repentance. Please join us for our final Selichot of the Season, and stay for Shacharit. |
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10:00
in person (masks & distanced)
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Junior Congregation Tashlich and Kapparot Service |
Calling all elementary and middle school learners, younger and older siblings, and parents to join for an in-person and socially distant, mask-wearing service at Blatnick Park. Don't forget to bring some breadcrumbs and please bring dollar bills for each child (not more than $5/child) for use in the ritual-- these will be donated to a local food pantry, and the Rabbi's Discretionary Fund will match the donations brought by the young people. |
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11:00
in person (masks & distanced)
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Kever Avot Cemetery Service |
Join Rabbi Spitzer at the CAA cemetery to honor our ancestors (those present in our cemetery and those in other locations) before Yom Kippur. |
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Guided Meditation on Self-Compassion |
Rabbi Spitzer will lead a meditation to get us in the mood for the forgiveness that Yom Kippur asks of us. |
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Everyone 0-5 (and their family) is invited for a pre-Yom Kippur service with our own Rebecca Stashower. |
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Yizkor and Mincha Services |
Doing Yizkor on the day before Yom Kippur makes it possible for everyone to have the same experience of Yizkor, rather than two different experiences (in-person and by live stream). This service will include Rabbi Spitzer's Yizkor Sermon, a slideshow version of the Book of Remembrance, the pre-fast Mincha/Afternoon service, and the opportunity to call to mind those we remember. |
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Our Zoom Kol Nidre service will include cello music, the past presidents procession, our current president's appeal, the formal legal permission to pray with sinners, the dissolution of vows, and will close with candle lighting. Because we will be on Zoom, we will be able to see each other's faces as we welcome in the holiday. |
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Following Kol Nidre, we invite everyone to switch to Live Stream to participate in the first of Yom Kippur's 5 services: Maariv. |
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Yom Kippur Day
Monday 28 September
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Shacharit/Morning and Musaf Services |
The second and third services of Yom Kippur, including the Torah reading, Haftara, Sermon, the Martyrology and Avoda Prayers, Unetane Tokef, and Selihot. |
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Live-stream Study of the Book of Jonah |
In order to limit exposure to each other, instead of chanting Torah and Haftara for Mincha, Rabbi Spitzer is offering the opportunity to join him by live stream for a deep dive into the themes of the book of Jonah, and how it relates to Yom Kippur. |
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Yom Kippur's fourth service, but with no Torah/Haftara reading and no reader's repetition of the Amidah. |
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Ne'ilah, the Closing-of-the-Gates service is Yom Kippur's fifth and final service. |
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Last Meal before the Fast |
It is a mitzvah to eat a festive meal before Yom Kippur begins. We are holding Yizkor and Mincha early so that people will have time for their festive pre-fast meal. |
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It is customary to make a donation to feed the hungry on Erev Yom Kippur. This can be done by donating to the Rabbi's Discretionary Fund, to Mazon, or to a local food pantry, such as SiCM. Yom Kippur cannot only be about introspection, but about making a positive change in our behavior and in the world. |
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Before lighting the holiday candles, it is customary to light a memorial candle what will burn throughout Yom Kippur. |
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Yom Kippur Prohibitions and Practices |
The Torah refers to Yom Kippur as Shabbat Shabbaton (a sabbath of complete rest). Thus, even when Yom Kippur does not fall on Shabbat, cooking, use of fire, and carrying are not permitted. Unlike other Yom Tov days, Yom Kippur always takes on all the restrictions of Shabbat.
In addition, the following are not permitted until dark after Yom Kippur:
- Eating and drinking
- Sexual relations
- Bathing (except for minimal washing to remove dirt or after using the toilet)
- Using skin or bath oils
- Wearing leather shoes
Wearing white is customary. During services, many wear a kittel (a plain white robe).
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It is customary to bless the children on Erev Yom Kippur, at candle lighting, even if it is not your custom to do so on Shabbat or Yom Tov. |
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It is customary to treat all the services on Yom Kippur as one long service. Wear your tallit even at the evening service (Kol Nidre and Maariv) and wear it "continuously" the whole day. Some people choose not to fold their tallit between services to simulate wearing it all day. |
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G'mar Chatima Tovah גמר חתימה טובה
May You Be Sealed for Good
in the Book of Life
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