Day of Atonement
By Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129470)
Israel
September 15, 2021 1:09am CST
Tonght all over the world Jews will be starting their fast of Yom Kippur which is the Day of Atonement. What that means to us is that our G-d decides during this very reflective fast day who lives and who dies. So I will not be here tomorrow and will be getting off the computer before 6 pm tonight to get ready to begin my fast and stop drinking and can do it about 26 hours later. So do all those that are not affected by our holidays have a good one. Yom Kippur or the Day of Atonement is a very serious and solemn day and it is spend reflecting on our past year and fasting and praying and not eating or drinking anything is how we fast. There are two major fast days in our lives and this is one and it is a very very hard day. Take care all of you.
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@prashu228 (37526)
• India
15 Sep 21
Never heard about this ..its good to spend time with God..
Fasting is good for health ..
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@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
17 Sep 21
@prashu228
Since Yom Kippur is over unless you want to know more about it I thought I would like to introduce you to our holiday of Sukkot. Here is a link for it:
Here is a link on Yom Kippur: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_Kippur
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@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
15 Sep 21
@prashu228
You probably never heard of this because you might not know anything about our religion and customs. I talk to my G-d all the time. We have many fast days so I do know what fasting does for us. It is part of my religion to fast.
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@Marilynda1225 (79730)
• United States
15 Sep 21
I'm familiar with Yom Kippur because I have friends who are Jewish.
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@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
17 Sep 21
@Marilynda1225
I am glad you know about Yom Kippur.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
15 Sep 21
Whenever I hear " Yom Kippur " I'm always reminded of the Yom Kippur war, I was in high school back then and it was big news, we all knew something terrible was happening. Thank you for telling us the real significance of the the word.
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@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
15 Sep 21
@louievill
In 1973 on Yom Kippur Israel did have the Yom Kippur War and we will always remember that too but the day itself is our day of reflection and fasting and praying and not eating or drinking anything for about 26 hours and then we can go back to eating and drinking. Yom Kippur is The Day of Atonement in English where we atone for our sins and where our G-d decides who will live or die. It is a very holy day.
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@RebeccasFarm (86754)
• United States
20 Sep 21
And you Hanni take care my dear friend
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@RebeccasFarm (86754)
• United States
22 Sep 21
@Hannihar Sorry I have not written but all crap going on here as always
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@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
22 Sep 21
@RebeccasFarm
That is ok and just take care of yourself. I know how hard it is to write to one another.
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@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
22 Sep 21
@RebeccasFarm
Thanks and the fast is over and now on to the last set of holidays and the time goes by too fast so the holidays for now are almost over and then to life again. Thank you so much my friend.
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@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
22 Sep 21
@DianneN
Thanks for asking. It was an easy fast. The only fast I have trouble with is Tisha B'Av. I do not know why but I do. It is on the same principle as Yom Kippur but I guess because I give up a lot for it and wait two more days to make sure I did it right that it is very hard. With Yom Kippur I can go back to things the next day so it is not as hard as Tisha B'Av. I am glad you made it through with no headache.
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@innertalks (21024)
• Australia
15 Sep 21
I have heard that it is the most holiest day in the Jewish year.
We are in lockdown here, and there is no gathering allowed, for prayers, or for anything.
The Jewish leaders tried to obtain an exception, for an outdoor gathering, but the Government here knocked them back on their request.
@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
15 Sep 21
@innertalks
Here people either follow the rules or do not. Many did not wear masks when we were supposed to and not social distance and gather in crowds. Some understand what it is and some do not. Yes, Yom Kippur is the holest holiday. Some leaders here condone the gatherings and others do not.
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@innertalks (21024)
• Australia
15 Sep 21
@Hannihar Here some Jewish people got fined $5000 each, for holding a prayer meeting.
There are supposed to be no gatherings, and it is strictly enforced here.
@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
15 Sep 21
@innertalks
I am glad they got fined. I hope it helped them learn. Here they do it anyways.
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@snowy22315 (169965)
• United States
20 Sep 21
I admire your religious commitment.
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@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
22 Sep 21
@snowy22315
Thank you and so bad others do not respect my commitment to my beliefs. Since I moved to Israel I felt I should be a better Jew than I was growing up and now I try the best I can.
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@DocAndersen (54413)
• United States
16 Sep 21
hopefully your reflections go well! fasting can be very hard I agree.
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@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
19 Sep 21
@DocAndersen
Thank you so much Scott. I do what I believe in and cannot speak for anyone else.
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@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
17 Sep 21
@DocAndersen
Fasting for me was not hard. I went to bed still fasting and got up very late to go to the bathroom and drank something. There is one day out of the year which is fasting for the loss of our Temples and it is a very hard day.
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@DocAndersen (54413)
• United States
17 Sep 21
@Hannihar you have great strength and that is a good thing. Not all have that level of strength!
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