{"id":10247,"date":"2014-05-07T00:01:18","date_gmt":"2014-05-06T21:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=10247"},"modified":"2020-09-15T12:04:43","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T09:04:43","slug":"15-07-01","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/15-07-01\/","title":{"rendered":"01. Honoring the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Like Shabbat and holidays, Yom Kippur is called \u201ca sacred occasion\u201d (<em>mikra kodesh<\/em>), as we read, \u201cThe tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. It shall be a sacred occasion for you\u201d (Vayikra 23:27). With regard to Shabbat and festivals, this means enjoying and honoring them, as our Sages say (<em>Sifra<\/em>, Emor 12:4), \u201cHow does one sanctify a festival? With food, drink, and clean clothes\u201d (codified in MT, Laws of Yom Tov 6:16; SA O\u1e24 529:1). However, we cannot say the same for Yom Kippur, when we must fast. Thus, our Sages (<em>Shabbat <\/em>119a) expound the verse \u201cThe Lord\u2019s holy day (should be) honored\u201d (Yeshayahu 58:13) as referring to Yom Kippur. \u201cThere is no eating and no drinking on it, so the Torah says: Honor it with clean clothes\u201d (Rif; Rosh on <em>Yoma<\/em> 8:9).<\/p>\n<p>Many people, men and women, wear fine, elegant white clothes on Yom Kippur, imitating the ministering angels. On Yom Kippur we are not seduced by temptations of the flesh; we are sin-free, like the angels. Women, even those who do not wear white, avoid wearing jewelry and fancy clothes on Yom Kippur, due to the dread of impending judgment (<em>Mordekhai<\/em>; Rema 610:4; MB <em>ad loc<\/em>. 16-17). Many Ashkenazic men wear a white cloak called a <em>kittel<\/em>, which, in addition to being angelic, is also similar to a burial shroud. The <em>kittel <\/em>reminds us of death, leaving us contrite and humble, and inspiring us to repent. A <em>kittel<\/em> must be removed before using the bathroom, unless one is only urinating (<em>Mateh Ephraim<\/em> <em>ad loc<\/em>. 12; MB <em>ad loc<\/em>. 18).<\/p>\n<p>It is a mitzva to clean the house before Yom Kippur and to cover the table with a nice tablecloth, just as one does before Shabbat (<em>Mordekhai<\/em>; Rema 610:3; AHS <em>ad loc<\/em>. 2). There is also a mitzva to take a shower in honor of Yom Kippur, just as one does for Shabbat. Some immerse in a <em>mikveh<\/em> as well (5:10 above).<\/p>\n<p>It is a mitzva to clean the synagogue and prepare it for Yom Kippur so that it will look its best. There is also a mitzva to leave on all the lights in the synagogue in honor of the day, as we read (Yeshayahu 24:15), \u201cTherefore, honor the Lord with lights\u201d (SA 610:3-4; MB <em>ad loc<\/em>. 9).<\/p>\n<p>On Tisha Be-Av, which is a mournful day commemorating the destruction of the Temple, we make a point of not smelling aromatic spices (SA 559:7; SHT 556:1). In contrast, on Yom Kippur some make a point of smelling aromatic spices and reciting the <em>berakha<\/em> over them. Since Yom Kippur is a festival, there is a mitzva to honor the day in any permissible way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like Shabbat and holidays, Yom Kippur is called \u201ca sacred occasion\u201d (mikra kodesh), as we read, \u201cThe tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. It shall be a sacred occasion for you\u201d (Vayikra 23:27). 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