{"id":47269,"date":"2020-09-27T17:05:19","date_gmt":"2020-09-27T15:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=47269"},"modified":"2020-09-23T16:58:55","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T14:58:55","slug":"47269","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=47269","title":{"rendered":"A Yom Kippur Guide for the Perplexed, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>A Yom Kippur Guide for the Perplexed<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

by Yoram Ettinger<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

\"YomYom Kippur painting circa 1900 by Isidor Kaufmann. Photo: Wikipedia<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

1. <\/strong><\/span>Yom Kippur is a day of hope and optimism, in addition to a solemn day of soul-searching. The Day of Atonement provides a unique awareness of one\u2019s own character and track record, as well as the opportunity to upgrade relationships with relatives, friends, associates and the community at-large.<\/span><\/p>\n

2.<\/strong> <\/span>Yom Kippur\u2019s focus on forgiveness highlights humility, fallibility, soul-searching faith, compassion, thoughtfulness, being considerate, accepting responsibility and magnanimity.<\/span><\/p>\n

3.<\/strong><\/span> The first human being, Adam, was created on the first day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei. Human-beings are accorded an opportunity to recreate themselves spiritually, each year, on Yom Kippur \u2014 the 10th day of Tishrei, which is an Acadian word for forgiveness and Genesis.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yom Kippur culminates 10 days of genuine, heart-driven atonement and repentance, which begin on Rosh Hashanah. Ten has special significance in Judaism: God\u2019s abbreviation is the 10th Hebrew letter (Yod \u2013 \u05d9); there are 10 attributes of God \u2014 Divine perfection \u2014 that were highlighted during the Creation; the Ten Commandments; the Ten Plagues; there are 10 reasons for blowing the Shofar; individuals are commanded to extend a 10 percent gift to God (tithe); Ten Martyrs (Jewish leaders) were tortured\/murdered by the Roman Empire; there were 10 generations between Adam and Noah and between Noah and Abraham; a 10-person-quorum (minyan in Hebrew) is required for a collective Jewish prayer; etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

4.<\/strong> <\/span>Yom Kippur is observed on the 10th day of the Jewish month of Tishrei, whose astrological sign is Libra. Libra symbolizes key themes of Yom Kippur: scales, justice, balance, truth, symmetry, sensitivity and optimism. Libra is ruled by the planet Venus (Noga, \u05e0\u05d2\u05d4, in Hebrew), which reflects divine light and love of other people.<\/span><\/p>\n

5.<\/strong><\/span> Yom Kippur is a day of forgiveness for sins committed against God. It is customary to dedicate the eve of Yom Kippur to apologies for sins committed against fellow human-beings. However, apology and\/or compensation are not sufficient if they do not elicit expressed forgiveness by the injured person.<\/span><\/p>\n

6.<\/strong> <\/span>Yom Kippur commemorates God\u2019s covenant with the Jewish people, and God\u2019s forgiveness for the sin of the Golden Calf.<\/span><\/p>\n

7.<\/strong> <\/span>Yom Kippur and the Jubilee both highlight liberty and subordination to God. The Jubilee \u2014 sanctifying each 50th year by proclaiming liberty, as inscribed on the Liberty Bell \u2014 is announced by blowing the shofar (a ritual ram\u2019s horn) on Yom Kippur. The Jubilee liberates people physically and spiritually. The word \u201cjubilee\u201d (\u05d9\u05d5\u05d1\u05dc) is a Hebrew synonym for shofar.<\/span><\/p>\n

8.<\/strong> <\/span>The Hebrew word Kippur, \u05db\u05d9\u05e4\u05d5\u05e8 (atonement\/repentance), is a derivative of the Biblical word Kaporet \u05db\u05e4\u05d5\u05e8\u05ea (the cover of the Holy Ark in the Sanctuary), and Kopher, \u05db\u05d5\u05e4\u05e8 (the cover of Noah\u2019s Ark and the Holy Altar in the Temple). Yom Kippur resembles a spiritual cover (dome), which separates the holy and the mundane, and spiritualism and materialism. The Kippah, \u05db\u05d9\u05e4\u05d4 (skullcap), which covers one\u2019s head during prayers, reflects a spiritual dome.<\/span><\/p>\n

9.<\/span><\/strong> Yom Kippur calls for repentance \u2014 Teshuvah (\u05ea\u05e9\u05d5\u05d1\u05d4 in Hebrew). The root of Teshuvah is similar to the root of the Hebrew word for return, \u05e9\u05d5\u05d1\u05d4, and \u05e9\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea\u05d4, the cessation of mundane thoughts, actions and eating. It is also similar to the root of Shabbat, \u05e9\u05d1\u05ea. Yom Kippur is also called Shabbat Shabbaton \u2014 the supreme Sabbath.<\/span><\/p>\n

10.<\/strong><\/span> The Hebrew spelling of \u201cfast\u201d (\u05e6\u05dd\/\u05e6\u05d5\u05dd) reflects the substance of Yom Kippur. It is also the root of the Hebrew word for \u201creduction\u201d and \u201cshrinking\u201d (\u05e6\u05de\u05e6\u05d5\u05dd) of one\u2019s wrong-doing, and the root of the Hebrew words for \u201cslave\u201d (\u05e6\u05de\u05d9\u05ea) and \u201ceternity\u201d (\u05e6\u05de\u05d9\u05ea\u05d5\u05ea).<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Image<\/p>\n

\n
<\/p>\n
\n
\n

Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion’68,<\/em>
\nani te\u017c webmastera Blogu Reunion’68, chyba ze jest to wyra\u017anie zaznaczone.
\nTwoje uwagi, linki, w\u0142asne artyku\u0142y lub wiadomo\u015bci prze\u015blij na adres:
\n<\/em>webmaster@reunion68.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Yom Kippur Guide for the Perplexed by Yoram Ettinger Yom Kippur painting circa 1900 by Isidor Kaufmann. Photo: Wikipedia 1. Yom Kippur is a day of hope and optimism, in addition to a solemn day of soul-searching. The Day of Atonement provides a unique awareness of one\u2019s own character and track record, as well […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[26,24],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47269"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47269"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47269\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81165,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47269\/revisions\/81165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}