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Yom Kippur Customs

In this story, we learn about how Yom Kippur is observed across different Jewish communities in Israel and the diaspora, what the fast means in secular and religious contexts, and how the day holds its power even for those who do not believe.

Yom Kippur Customs

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Yom Kippur Customs

yom יום kipur כיפור hu הוא ha'yom היום she'bo שבו yisrael ישראל otzeret עוצרת ‎, lo לא rak רק be'techusha בתחושה ela אלא mamash ממש

Yom Kippur is the day when Israel stops, not just in feeling but truly.

kvishim כבישים she'hem שהם be'chol בכל sha'a שעה acheret אחרת retzef רצף shel של klei כלי rekhev רכב ve'ra'ash ורעש nehefakhim נהפכים le'shetach לשטח she'yeladim שילדים rochvim רוכבים alav עליו be'ofanayim באופניים ‎, tmuna תמונה she'yesh שיש ba בה mashehu משהו she'kashe שקשה le'nateach לנתח im אם lo לא gadalta גדלת ita איתה

Roads that at any other hour are a stream of vehicles and noise become a space where children ride bicycles, an image that has something hard to analyze if you didn't grow up with it.

הַמְּדִינָה נִמְצֵאת בְּמֶרְכַּז הָאָרֶץ וְיֵשׁ בָּהּ הַרְבֵּה מְקוֹמוֹת יָפִים ‎. .

The country is located in the center of the land and has many beautiful places.

בַּבֹּקֶר הָלַכְנוּ לַשּׁוּק הַגָּדוֹל וְקָנִינוּ פֵּרוֹת טְרִיִּים ‎. .

In the morning we went to the big market and bought fresh fruit.

אַחֲרֵי הַצָּהֳרַיִם יָשַׁבְנוּ בַּגִּנָּה וְדִבַּרְנוּ עַל הַחַיִּים ‎. .

In the afternoon we sat in the garden and talked about life.

הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ שָׁקְעָה לְאַט וְהָרוּחַ נָשְׁבָה בְּעַדְנוּת ‎. .

The sun set slowly and the wind blew gently.

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