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What mitzvah do we have on the day before Yom Kippur?
What is the name of the last meal before the fast begins?
Why do many people go to the mikveh before Yom Kippur?
Why must we say “I’m sorry” to people before Yom Kippur?
Because Yom Kippur only forgives sins between us and Hashem, not between people.
Give one example of when washing is allowed on Yom Kippur.
Washing dirt off your hands or washing for Netilat Yadayim in the morning.
What is the first tefillah (prayer) on Yom Kippur night?
Kol Nidrei.
What is the last tefillah (prayer) before Yom Kippur ends?
Neilah.
How is Havdalah after Yom Kippur different from a regular Havdalah?
We use a candle and wine, but no spices.
During Neilah, what special change happens in the words of the tefillah?
The wording changes from “write us” to “seal us” in the Book of Life.
Why is Yom Kippur the day of forgiveness in Jewish history?
Because that was the day Hashem forgave us after the Golden Calf.
Who came down from Har Sinai on Yom Kippur, and what did he bring?
