Yom Kippur Morning Services

Shacharit

The Morning Service is roughly the same as on Rosh Hashanah, with the exception of the Amidah itself and a few added lines and hymns that are unique to Yom Kippur, and is then followed by the Torah Service.

Torah Reading

As on Rosh Hashanah, two scrolls are removed from the Ark.

First, six people are called forward for aliyot as Leviticus 16, which contains a description of the ancient sacrificial service for Yom Kippur, is read from the first scroll.

When Yom Kippur falls on a Shabbat, seven people are called up.

Then, Numbers 29:7–11, which also speaks of the ancient sacrifices offered on Yom Kippur, is read as the maftir portion.

Haftarah

The haftarah is Isaiah 57:14–58:14, a very stirring passage that deals with the use of ritual to achieve spiritual ends. The prophet challenges us to remember that ritual is, at best, a means to an end and is never to be confused with magic.

The chanting of the Ashrei and the formal ceremony putting the Torah scrolls back into the Ark are delayed until after the Yizkor Service, directly following Torah reading (read here for more information on the Yom Kippur Yizkor Service).

Adapted with permission from The Observant Life.

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Authors

Rabbi Alan Lucas
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The Observant Life: The Wisdom of Conservative Judaism for Contemporary Jews distills a century of thoughtful inquiry into the most profound of all Jewish questions: how to suffuse life with timeless values, how to remain loyal to the covenant that binds the Jewish people and the God of Israel, and how to embrace the law while retaining an abiding sense of fidelity to one’s own moral path in life. Written in a multiplicity of voices inspired by a common vision, the authors of The Observant Life explain what it means in the ultimate sense to live a Jewish life, and to live it honestly, morally, and purposefully. The work is a comprehensive guide to life in the 21st Century. Chapters on Jewish rituals including prayer, holiday, life cycle events and Jewish ethics such as citizenship, slander, taxes, wills, the courts, the work place and so much more.

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