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Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. It is a time for reflection, repentance, forgiveness, and connection to G‑d. As such, a Yom Kippur prayerbook (known as a Machzor) contains a variety of prayers and readings, including the confessional prayers and prayers for forgiveness.
Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, contains the greatest volume of prayer of any single day in the Jewish year. The holiday begins with a Kol Nidre service as the sun sets and prayer services continue the next morning and are held almost continuously until sunset again, culminating in the Neilah service.
Spread Your peace over all people, God. Remember all my brothers and sisters praying these same words with me right now in houses of worship all over the world. Bless us with grace, compassion, life and peace on this Yom Kippur. Be good to us, God, bless us, save us, teach us to treasure each day of our lives.
The following are the main prayers special to Yom Kippur: (a) Tefillah zakkah: A private prayer before Kol Nidrei, includes examination of one’s conscience, Vidui and expression of remorse. The prayer concludes with a request to G-d to, “create in me a pure mind and renew in me an eager spirit”.
Yom Kippur is a solemn day of prayer and fasting on which Jews pray for spiritual purification from past transgressions. The liturgy for Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah is found in the Mahzor, the High Holiday prayer book. Yom Kippur Evening Service: Kol Nidrei
The prayers special to Yom Kippur include Kol Nidrei, saying Baruch Shem Kevod Malchuto Leolam Va'ed out loud, Avinu Malkeinu, Viduy, and Neilah.
Then, each of the prayers on the day of Yom Kippur includes two sets of Al Cheit. There are 4 prayers during the day (Shacharit, Mussaf, Mincha, Neilah), for a total of 8. Add in the two from the night before and you get ten.
The special Yom Kippur Amidah (standing prayer) incorporates a lengthy confession of sins. This confession is recited silently, and with each sin that we confess, we lightly knock our chest—the domicile of the heart, the seat of our passions and impulses—with our fist.
Yom Kippur is in many senses a timeless day, a full 25-hour period during which we try to use every moment to prod ourselves to renewal and repentance. This timelessness begins as we wear a tallit (prayer shawl) during the evening service, the only night of the year when we do so.
Here, find the main Yom Kippur prayers in English and Hebrew, an online machzor, and learn about the five Yom Kippur services held on the High Holy Day.