Top Ten Halachot: Yom Kippur
Considering the importance of the day, what are the top halachot for Yom Kippur? What if you could only do certain things and not others? Join Rabbi Dr. Stuart Fischman as he explores directions our halachic focus should take during the Yamim Noraim.
Top Ten Halachot: Yom Kippur: Top Ten Halachot: Yom Kippur
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One of the most significant moments in the Yom Kippur service is the opening passage “Kol Nidrei.” I deliberately used the word “passage” as opposed to “prayer” because Kol Nidrei is not really a prayer. Prayers are requests that we make to Hashem but in Kol Nidrei it does not seem that we are asking for anything.
Nevertheless Kol Nidrei has acquired a remarkable status. It is a remarkable fact that in the very fist movie ever made with a soundtrack ,The Jazz Singer, the climax of the movie is the moment when the hero leads his father’s synagogue in chanting Kol Nidrei.
So today we will open with a discussion of the Kol Nidrei.
Top Ten Halachot: Yom Kippur: Top Ten Halachot: Yom Kippur
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In today’s session we will talk about two parts of the Yom Kippur prayers- the יזכור prayer and the Musaf service with its emphasis on the service in the Temple.
Rabbi Dr. Stuart Fischman graduated from Yeshiva University in 1980 and the dental school of Columbia University in 1985. In 1989 he began studying and teaching at Yeshivat Hamivtar and now studies and teaches at Yeshivat Machanaim in Efrat. He has rabbinic ordination from Rav Zalman Nechemia Goldberg.