The Confession Prayer:[1] The obligation:[2] It is an obligation to say the confession prayer on Yom Kippur being that it is a day of atonement and forgiveness[3] [and whenever we receive atonement, a confession prayer is said].[4] [Likewise, there is an obligation to perform Teshuvah on Yom Kippur, and whenever […]
Eating and drinking on Yom Kippur
Eating and Drinking: A. How much food or drink is it forbidden to consume on Yom Kippur:[1] It is Biblically forbidden to eat any amount of food or drink on Yom Kippur.[2] All the measurements of food and liquid that are mentioned are only with regard to the penalty of […]
Reading haftorah of YK
Reading the Haftorah of Yom Kippur: [1] On Erev Yom Kippur one is to read the Haftorah of Yom Kippur. [1] Hisvadyus 1985 Vol. 1 p. 351; Hiskashrus Bookmark
Preparing food on Yom Kippur
Preparing food on Yom Kippur:[1] For after the fast: It is forbidden to prepare food on Yom Kippur for after the fast. This applies even after Mincha of Yom Kippur.[2] For a child:[3] One may prepare food for a child on Yom Kippur if the food is not edible otherwise. […]
Yom Kippur attire
The Yom Kippur Attire: Wearing clean clothing:[1] There is an obligation to honor Yom Kippur with clean and proper attire.[2] One may not place on himself sackcloth even if he is doing so for purposes of repentance.[3] Wearing a white Kittel:[4] The custom is to wear a Kittel [over one’s […]
Melacha on Yom Kippur
Melacha:[1] Yom Kippur has the same Halachic status as Shabbos with regards to Melacha. Thus, it is forbidden to carry and cook on Yom Kippur just like on Shabbos, and everything forbidden on Shabbos, whether Biblical or Rabbinical, is likewise forbidden on Yom Kippur. ___________________________ [1] Admur 611/4 Bookmark
Tevilah in Mikveh on Erev Yom Kippur
Tevilah in a Mikveh on Erev Yom Kippur:[1] A. The custom: It is customary to immerse in a Mikveh on Erev Yom Kippur to purify oneself.[2] When should one go to the Mikveh?[3] One should immerse in the Mikveh prior to Mincha in order to say the confession prayer in […]
The Five Prohibitions of Yom Kippur
The five prohibitions:[1] The verse[2] states that on Yom Kippur one is required to oppress himself. The Sages derived from this verse five oppressions that one must restrict himself from on Yom Kippur, in order to decrease one’s pleasure. All these five prohibitions are of Biblical status, as they are […]
Malkus-Lashes on Erev Yom Kippur
Malkus-Lashes:[1] When?[2] It is customary to receive 39 lashes on Erev Yom Kippur[3] [after midday] prior to going to Mikveh[4], prior to Mincha.[5] Why?[6] Although Malkus is no longer affective in today’s times due to lack of judges that have Semicha and due to lack of Hasara[7], nevertheless the custom […]
After Midday
The difference of Avoda between the morning and afternoon of Erev Yom Kippur:[1] On Erev Yom Kippur in Lubavitch there was a difference between the atmosphere of the first half of the day and the second half, as if they were two completely different times of the year. [1] Likkutei […]
