Yom Kippur is considered the most important traditions. Just like on Rosh Hashanah, nobody works and there are services at the synagogue all day. The entire day is also spent fasting (no eating).
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Yom Kippur means "Day of Atonement." This is your last chance to change God's judgment, make amends, sins against God, not man. Any amends you have to make with people, have to be done before Yom Kippur starts.
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The holiday starts at life-threatening situation, then any of the restrictions can be broken.
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- Eat or drink (including water).
- Bathing or washing.
- Wear makeup or deodorant.
- Wear leather shoes.
- Engaging in any form of spousal intimacy.
Yom Kippur Laws
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Most of the day is spent in the synagogue praying. People usually wear white on this day and some people even wear a kittle - a white robe that some people are buried in.
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