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During the 10 Days of Awe it is a very good idea as you reflect yourself to mikvah. Many fellowship will have a communal mikvah service.

We do offer the free mikvah service booklet in the free downloads.

Erev Yom Kippur

(Eve-at sundown which starts the new day- treat it like a Sabbath evening) after dinner you can recite with your family the Shema, Amidah

and the Al Chet together. Before you recite these three, the 24 hr.fast begins. So no nibbling through the service

Yom Kippur:

You will be reading the Yom Kipper Service Booklet and you can celebrate it at anytime during the day. It takes about 2 hours to read, so assigned differnet readers to help you.

At sundown, when Yom Kipper is over. Then you can eat. Some people fast 1 or 2 meals and some fast the whole day the choice is yours. There are some that cant because they are on medications. That is okay.

Both Erev (Eve: the opening ceremony) and Yom Kippur is a solemn day, some dim lights, light candles and begin to read. It sets the mood of repentance. You can dim lights for both services.

On the morning of Yom Kuppur as you get ready for the service, some people prepare for the Feast by not showering, they won't wear make up, they wear white or light color clothes, they do not wear anything made of animal skins, and they go barefoot or wear socks when they enter the room where they will be reciting the yom Kipper book.

The choice is yours, these are traditions. And there is nothing wrong with traditions. Some are good. I did create a discussion called 'Newbies and the Fall Feasts' ck it out it may help you. The Yom Kipper Service booklet is available under Free Downloads. (pdf file) Print so everyone has a copy.

The Shema, Amidah and the Al Chet:

Shema

Hear, O Israel, the L-rd is our G-d, the L-rd is One.

Blessed be the name of the glory of His kingdom forever and ever.

You shall love the L-rd your G-d with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your might. And these words which I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them thoroughly to your children, and you shall speak of them when you sit in your house and when you walk on the road, when you lie down and when you rise up. You shall bind them as a sign upon your arm, and they shall be for a reminder between your eyes. And you shall write them upon the doorposts of your house and upon your gates.

Amidah Prayers

(this is a tradition its up to you if you would like to recite these prayers or not)-

But they are beautiful and nothing wrong if you decided to do this part of the service.

1. THE GOD OF HISTORY:

Blessed are You, O Lord our God and God of our fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob, the great, mighty and revered God, the Most High God who bestows loving kindnesses, the creator of all things, who remembers the good deeds of the patriarchs and in love will bring a redeemer to their children's children for his name's sake. O king, helper, savior and shield.

Blessed are You, O Lord, the shield of Abraham.

2. THE GOD OF NATURE:

You, O Lord, are mighty forever,You revive the

dead, You have the power to save. * You sustain the living with loving kindnesses, You revive the dead with great mercy, You support the falling, heal the sick, set free the bound and keep faith with those who sleep in the dust. Who is like You, O doer of mighty acts? Who resembles You, a king who puts to death and restores to life, and causes salvation to flourish? And You are certain to revive the dead.

Blessed are You, O Lord, who revives the dead.

3. SANCTIFICATION OF GOD:

Only with a group of ten, recite

[Reader] We will sanctify Your name in this world just as it is sanctified in the highest heavens, as it is written by Your prophet: "And they call out to one another and say:

[Cong.] 'Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory.'

[Isa. 6:3]

[Reader] Those facing them praise God saying:

[Cong.] "Blessed be the Presence of the LORD in his place." [Ezek. 3:12]

[Reader] And in Your Holy Words it is written, saying,

[Cong.] "The LORD reigns forever, Your God, O Zion, throughout all generations. Hallelujah." [Ps. 146:10]

[Reader] Throughout all generations we will declare Your greatness, and to all

eternity we will proclaimyour holiness. Your praise, O our God, shall never depart

from our mouth, for You are a great and holy God and King. Blessed are You, O

Lord, the holy God. You are holy, and Your name is holy, and holy beings praise

You daily. (Selah.) Blessed are You, O Lord, the holy God.

By Yourself Recite:

You are holy and Your name is holy and holy beings praiseYou evrey day forever

4. PRAYER FOR UNDERSTANDING:

You favor men with knowledge, and teach mortals understanding. O favor us with the knowledge, the understanding and the insight that come from You.

Blessed are You, O Lord, the gracious giver of knowledge.

5. FOR REPENTANCE:

Bring us back, O our father, to Your Instruction;

draw us near, O our King, to Your service;

and cause us to return to You in perfect repentance.

Blessed are You, O Lord, who delights in repentance.

6. FOR FORGIVENESS:

Forgive us, O our Father, for we have sinned; pardon us, O our King,

for we have transgressed; for You pardon and forgive.

Blessed are You, O Lord, who is merciful and always ready to forgive.

7. FOR DELIVERANCE FROM AFFLICTION:

Look upon our affliction and plead our cause,and redeem us speedily

for Your nameís sake, for You are a mighty redeemer.

Blessed are You, O Lord, the redeemer of Israel.

8. FOR HEALING:

Heal us, O Lord, and we will be healed; save us and we will be saved,

for You are our praise. O grant a perfect healing to all our ailments,

* for You, almighty King, are a faithful and merciful healer.

Blessed are You, O Lord, the healer of the sick of his people Israel.

* At this point, one may interject a prayer for one who is ill:

May it be Your will, Hashem my G-d, and the G-d of my forefathers, that You quickly send a complete recovery from heaven, spiritual healing and physical healing to the patient (name) son/daughter of (mother's name) among the other patients of Israel. - continue: For You ...

9. FOR DELIVERANCE FROM WANT:

Bless this year for us, O Lord our God, together with all the varieties of its

produce, for our welfare. Bestow ([from the 15th of Nissan insert:] dew and rain for) a blessing upon the face of the earth. O satisfy us with Your goodness, and bless our year like the best of years.

Blessed are You, O Lord, who blesses the years.

10. FOR GATHERING OF EXILES:

Sound the great shofar for our freedom, raise the ensign to gather our exiles,

and gather us from the four corners of the earth.

Blessed are You, O Lord, who gathers the dispersed of his people Israel.

11. FOR THE RIGHTEOUS REIGN OF GOD:

Restore our judges as in former times, and our counselors as at the beginning;

and remove from us sorrow and sighing. Reign over us, You alone, O Lord,

with lovingkindness and compassion, and clear us in judgment.

Blessed are You, O Lord, the King who loves righteousness and justice.

12. FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF APOSTATES AND

THE ENEMIES OF GOD:

Let there be no hope for slanderers, and let all wickedness perish in an instant.

May all Your enemies quickly be cut down, and may You soon in our day uproot, crush, cast down and humble the dominion of arrogance.

Blessed are You, O Lord, who smashes enemies and humbles the arrogant.

13. FOR THE RIGHTEOUS AND PROSELYTES:

May Your compassion be stirred, O Lord our God,

towards the righteous, the pious, the elders of Your people

the house of Israel, the remnant of their scholars, towards proselytes,

and towards us also. Grant a good reward to all who truly trust in Your

name. Set our lot with them forever so that we may never be put to shame,

for we have put our trust in You.

Blessed are You, O Lord, the support and stay of the righteous.

14. FOR THE REBUILDING OF JERUSALEM:

Return in mercy to Jerusalem Your city, and dwell in it as You have promised.

Rebuild it soon in our day as an eternal structure, and quickly set up in it the

throne of David.

Blessed are You, O Lord, who rebuilds Jerusalem.

15. FOR THE MESSIANIC KING:

Speedily cause the offspring of Your servant David to flourish,

and let him be exalted by Your saving power,

for we wait all day long for Your salvation.

Blessed are You, O Lord, who causes salvation to flourish.

16. FOR THE ANSWERING OF PRAYER:

Hear our voice, O Lord our God; spare us and have pity on us.

Accept our prayer in mercy and with favor, for You are a God who hears

prayers and supplications. O our King, do not turn us away from

Your presence empty-handed, for You hear the prayers of Your people Israel with compassion. Blessed are You, O Lord, who hears prayer.

17. FOR RESTORATION OF TEMPLE SERVICE:

Be pleased, O Lord our God, with Your people Israel and with their prayers.

Restore the service to the inner sanctuary of Your Temple,

and receive in love and with favor both the fire-offerings of Israel and their prayers. May the worship of Your people Israel always be acceptable to You. And let our eyes behold Your return in mercy to Zion.

Blessed are You, O Lord, who restores his divine presence to Zion.

18. THANKSGIVING FOR GOD'S UNFAILING MERCIES:

We give thanks to You that You are the Lord our God

and the God of our fathers forever and ever.

Through every generation You have been the rock of our lives, the shield

of our salvation. We will give You thanks and declare Your praise for our

lives that are committed into Your hands, for our souls that are entrusted

to You, for Your miracles that are daily with us, and for Your wonders and

Your benefits that are with us at all times, evening, morning and noon.

O beneficent one, Your mercies never fail; O merciful one,

Your lovingkindnesses never cease. We have always put our hope in You.

For all these acts may Your name be blessed and exalted continually,

O our King, forever and ever. Let every living thing give thanks to You and

praise Your name in truth, O God, our salvation and our help. (Selah.)

Blessed are You, O Lord, whose Name is the Beneficent One,

and to whom it is fitting to give thanks.

19. FOR PEACE:

My G-d, guard my tongue from evil and my lips from speaking deceitfully.

To those who curse me, let my soul be silent; and let my soul be like dust

to everyone. Open my heart to Your Torah, then my soul will pursue Your commandments. As for all those who design evil against me, speedily nullify

their counsel and disrupt their design. Act for Your Name's sake; act for

Your right hand's sake; act for Your sanctity's sake; act for Your Torah's sake.

That Your beloved ones may be given rest; let Your right hand save, and

respond to me. * May they be acceptable the words of my mouth and the

thoughts of my heart, before You Adonoy, my rock and my redeemer.Bow and take

three steps back, Bow left and say He Who makes peace in His heights bow right and say

may He make peace among us bow forward and say and upon all Israel... Amen.

The Text of Al Chet

(The "Al Chet" confession of sins is said ten times in the course of the Yom Kippur services: Following the Amidah of the afternoon prayers of the day before Yom Kippur; just before sunset on Yom Kippur Eve; and twice during each of the following services--the evening service of yom Kippur eve, and the morning service, the Musaf service and the afternoon service of Yom Kippur day--once at the end of the Silent Amidah, and once during the cantor's repitition of the Amidah.)

For the sin which we have committed before You under duress or willingly.

And for the sin which we have committed before You by hard-heartedness.

For the sin which we have committed before You inadvertently.

And for the sin which we have committed before You with an utterance of the lips.

For the sin which we have committed before You with immorality.

And for the sin which we have committed before You openly or secretly.

For the sin which we have committed before You with knowledge and with deceit.

And for the sin which we have committed before You through speech.

For the sin which we have committed before You by deceiving a fellowman.

And for the sin which we have committed before You by improper thoughts.

For the sin which we have committed before You by a gathering of lewdness.

And for the sin which we have committed before You by verbal [insincere] confession.

For the sin which we have committed before You by disrespect for parents and teachers.

And for the sin which we have committed before You intentionally or unintentionally.

For the sin which we have committed before You by using coercion.

And for the sin which we have committed before You by desecrating the Divine Name.

For the sin which we have committed before You by impurity of speech.

And for the sin which we have committed before You by foolish talk.

For the sin which we have committed before You with the evil inclination.

And for the sin which we have committed before You knowingly or unknowingly.

For all these, God of pardon, pardon us, forgive us, atone for us.

For the sin which we have committed before You by false denial and lying.

And for the sin which we have committed before You by a bribe-taking or a bribe-giving hand.

For the sin which we have committed before You by scoffing.

And for the sin which we have committed before You by evil talk [about another].

For the sin which we have committed before You in business dealings.

And for the sin which we have committed before You by eating and drinking.

For the sin which we have committed before You by [taking or giving] interest and by usury.

And for the sin which we have committed before You by a haughty demeanor.

For the sin which we have committed before You by the prattle of our lips.

And for the sin which we have committed before You by a glance of the eye.

For the sin which we have committed before You with proud looks.

And for the sin which we have committed before You with impudence.

For all these, God of pardon, pardon us, forgive us, atone for us.

For the sin which we have committed before You by casting off the yoke [of Heaven].

And for the sin which we have committed before You in passing judgment.

For the sin which we have committed before You by scheming against a fellowman.

And for the sin which we have committed before You by a begrudging eye.

For the sin which we have committed before You by frivolity.

And for the sin which we have committed before You by obduracy.

For the sin which we have committed before You by running to do evil.

And for the sin which we have committed before You by tale-bearing.

For the sin which we have committed before You by swearing in vain.

And for the sin which we have committed before You by causeless hatred.

For the sin which we have committed before You by embezzlement.

And for the sin which we have committed before You by a confused heart.

For all these, God of pardon, pardon us, forgive us, atone for us.

And for the sins for which we are obligated to bring a burnt-offering.

And for the sins for which we are obligated to bring a sin-offering.

And for the sins for which we are obligated to bring a varying offering [according to one's means].

And for the sins for which we are obligated to bring a guilt-offering for a certain or doubtful trespass.

And for the sins for which we incur the penalty of lashing for rebelliousness.

And for the sins for which we incur the penalty of forty lashes.

And for the sins for which we incur the penalty of death by the hand of Heaven.

And for the sins for which we incur the penalty of excision and childlessness.

And for the sins for which we incur the penalty of the four forms of capital punishment executed by the Court: stoning, burning, decapitation and strangulation.

For [transgressing] positive and prohibitory mitzvot, whether [the prohibitions] can be rectified by a specifically prescribed act or not, those of which we are aware and those of which we are not aware; those of which we are aware, we have already declared them before You and confessed them to You, and those of which we are not aware --- before You they are revealed and known, as it is stated:The hidden things belong to the Lord our God, but the revealed things are for us and for our children forever, that we may carry out all the words of this Torah. ForYou are the Pardoner of Israel and the Forgiver of the tribes of Yeshurun in every generation, and aside from You we have no King who forgives and pardons.

see attachment to print the Al Chet for your Erev Yom Kippur service.

Remember after dinner you fast for 24 hrs until sundown on Yom Kippur.

If youre on medications or have an illness that you can not fast then dont fast.

If you cant fast for 24 hrs but would like to fast 1 or 2 meals then do that too.

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