What is Yom Kippur?

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[@theperfectbastard451]

“I find something repulsive about the idea of vicarious redemption. I would not throw my numberless sins onto a scapegoat and expect them to pass from me; we rightly sneer at the barbaric societies that practice this unpleasantness in its literal form. There's no moral value in the vicarious gesture anyway. As Thomas Paine pointed out, you may if you wish take on a another man's debt, or even to take his place in prison. That would be self-sacrificing. But you may not assume his actual crimes as if they were your own; for one thing you did not commit them and might have died rather than do so; for another this impossible action would rob him of individual responsibility. So the whole apparatus of absolution and forgiveness strikes me as positively immoral, while the concept of revealed truth degrades the concept of free intelligence by purportedly relieving us of the hard task of working out the ethical principles for ourselves.” ― Christopher Hitchens

[@danfrancis2707]

Sin offering = Primitive animal sacrifice Jesus Christ was the scapegoat king for Jesus Barabbas. The scapegoat is sent to 5amael (guardian angel of the other nations)

[@danfrancis2707]

@opener of the world Both evil

[@swissbreeze]

I love this video man I wasnt informed in the past and this video was really sweet and eye opening

[@sharifulislam3664]

It sounds like Ashura in Islam. Care to shed some light on it?

[@hecticfreeze]

There is a saying amongst secular Jews: Yom Kippur is the day for saying sorry, mainly going to synagogue to say sorry for not going during the rest of the year

[@vl3005]

Secular Jews who practice 0 religion the whole year, actually fast on Yom Kipper because in their core selves they believe this day is not to be joked with. Ofcourse some seculars are actively anti-religion so they won't even do that, but most seculars are not like that. A common question among seculars when they first meet each other and talk about their traditions is "Do you fast on You Kippur?" (True story) and 9 times out of 10 the answer is yes.

[@cxarhomell5867]

@@vl3005 I think you mean some, but yes, some secular Jews celebrate Yom Kippur as apart of their identity. Although many don't, which is sad considering the fact that some even outright do not pray, fast, or keep kashrut dietary laws. Shanah Tovah! 🇮🇱

[@terriejohnston8801]

@@vl3005 SO whats your point? There's ALOT more, to having a relationship w The Holy God..than showing up at Temple, 1 or 2 days a year. Shame on THAT kind of person.

[@hugoramirez7510]

@@terriejohnston8801 Amein, there is a lot more but that is part of it as well if He commands it we should follow. Are you a whole bible believer? Not like Jews only Tonak OT. And christians only follow NT.

[@sitizenkanemusic]

Catholics use easter for the same thing.

[@jordanfriedman2739]

I’m fairly impressed that the Detroit paper not only wished Greenberg a happy new year, but also pivoted so suddenly to Hebrew typeface even in the analog era before WYSIWYG digital publishing! Anyway, lovely overview. Nice presentation of mainstream rabbinic Judaism for the uninitiated, without privileging any particular sect or denomination. Well done, sir.

[@danieliler886]

Sports is a religion to some!

[@jordanfriedman2739]

@@wisconsinkraut3445 That explains the first part, but technologically speaking, the quick typeface pivot is impressive for the era. I’m sure they weren’t proactively set up for Hebrew.

[@luke-alex]

I could be wrong, but I feel like doing something like that (including the Hebrew script) would have been _more_ difficult with early digital publishing software, compared to mechanical typesetting. I'm not sure I really see the difficulty with doing this mechanically, whereas computers have _historically_ had poor support of non-Latin scripts.

[@merrittanimation7721]

@@luke-alex Downloading a script isn't that hard.

[@Salsmachev]

@@luke-alex If you could source type, type would be easier. The question is how easy it was to source Hebrew type at the time. It probably wouldn't have been too hard, and if it was a paper oriented towards the Jewish community I'm sure they had some on hand. Fortunately for them Hebrew characters are printed discretely, unlike some languages that are exclusively cursive.

[@CentralAsianJewishAmir]

I grew up orthodox Jewish, and this video is just on the spot. Good job and Gmar Hatima Tova.

[@ReligionForBreakfast]

Thank you Amir, I'm glad to hear that. Gmar Hatima Tova.

[@cxarhomell5867]

Gmar Hatima Tova. Shanah Tovah!

[@GeneralKenoobi]

Same bro! שנה טובה לכולם ❤️

[@itsytyt5192]

Hb

[@nadav140]

What about Kaparot

[@orko1995]

Growing up in Israel it was always stressed to me as a kid the importance of Yom Kippur for repairing social bonds. Other holidays are mostly about honoring god or commemorating events of national significance like the Exodus, but Yom Kippur - as it was taught to me - was also about learning to admit your mistakes, make penance, and also forgive others. Yes, there's also an important element of making penance for your sins before god (חטאים שבין האדם למקום), but equally important - and arguably harder - is repenting for the wrongdoings committed against other people (חטאים שבין האדם לחברו). In the days leading up to Yom Kippur, they dedicated a lot of lessons in school to teaching kids how to make a sincere apology, and also the importance of accepting it and learning to forgive.

[@chrisredfield6404]

So on Yom Kippur, you’d atone for colonizing Palestine?

[@sharkbit123]

@@chrisredfield6404 Can't colonize the place that you're indigenous to mate. The Jews have come home.

[@svetlanabarrow6026]

Clearly not everybody learned that.

[@thepants1450]

@@sharkbit123 oh yeah new yorkers from Rhode island "coming home" to steal Palestinian houses, very cool Jonas. Very cool how open Israel is about ethnic cleansing too.

[@Baboonery_]

@opener of the world cope harder :D

[@jameskolan9195]

This video reminds me of my Jewish roommate in college. During the High Holydays, he washed the dishes. It was the only time during the school year that he actually did any housework. I suppose that was his atonement for the year.

[@roshanantony64]

As an agnostic who loves exploring different cultures and religious beliefs, I've got to admit that your channel is a gold mine for me. Great work! This inspires me to visit Israel someday to see these for myself.

[@annawarren-sullivan7630]

Well put. I concur.

[@louisiv5809]

You could also watch livestreams of Yom Kippur Services they have them now because of COVID (only conservative and Reform have them)

[@manusiabumi7673]

Agree, as an agnotic it's always interesting for me to learn about religious beliefs and practices as cultural products and how they evolve over time

[@roshanantony64]

@@louisiv5809 i probably won't understand anything cuz I don't know Hebrew 😅

[@roshanantony64]

@@manusiabumi7673 true that

[@davidschmidt5507]

Very good overview, one gripe as an Orthodox Jew, I've never associated Yom Kippur (which is scarily close to today) with death. I was always told that a lot of the rituals are aimed to make one more angel-like. We do not eat or have marital relations because angels don't. We wear white like the High Priest in the Holy of Holies did because angels wear white (Ezekiel 9:2). We even chant a single line of the Shema out loud when it is usually read silently. The reason it is read silently is because of a tradition it was taken from the angels and we don't have a right to say it, but on Yom Kippur, we are like angels so we must chant it out loud. This imagery seems to fit with me a lot more than that of death.

[@georgeptolemy7260]

Interesting!

[@zevkizelnik6628]

As an Orthodox Jew I agree with this point. Another example I would give is that we have a tradition that angels do not have knees, and I have seen people who in order to be angelic embrace this do not sit down the entire day.

[@davidschmidt5507]

@@zevkizelnik6628 lol I actually do not sit the whole day. Gets really hard at the end not always able to make it

[@Rotem_S]

@The Imperishable Star what's fake about it? Seems to fit all the checks. Look, I see you're angry about Palestine - some of us are, too, but this has nothing to do with ancient traditions. This channel is dedicated to objective study of all the peoples' religions, and hate has no place here, especially such misguided hate

[@Rotem_S]

@The Imperishable Star Actually I'm not a settler, I live on legally bought lands on a legally created city (close to Tel Aviv and such). Though actually most settlements are that way too. Anyway, I don't see how that matters to the "fakeness" of Judaism and would love for you to elaborate

[@burnin8orable]

I'm Jewish and I often find it cumbersome that so few non Jews are aware of the existence of Yom Kippur. It then falls on me to explain to them why I can't do something on that day. In contrast, Chanukah is not a particularly important Jewish holiday, yet knowledge of it is ubiquitous among non Jews, purely due to its proximity to Christmas. While a minor holiday like Chanukah is erroneously believed be one of our most important holidays, the actual holiest day of the year for Jews is completely unknown to them.

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

Having grown up Catholic, went to a Presbyterian school, having Hindu and Muslim family, and lived my whole life in a country with little to no Jewish presence (Trinidad and Tobago), this is massively informative to me. So much of this feels reminiscent of Islamic tradition, of doing right by others.

[@ziontours5893]

Both Christianity and Islam developed out of Judaism

[@dawvidben-huir8101]

@@ziontours5893 I do not think that Islam has anything to do with Ha-shem, and the blessing of Avraham, 🙄if claimed to be blessed because of Ismael 😳 that is when he was known as Avram, and Ha-shem tells us the blessing that Ismael and his descendants, though the blessing of the nation's came through Avraham and Sarah..... Yitzhak, Yacob, Yosef... etc have a blessed 5782. 🙏🕎🌎🌍🌏✝️🪔

[@jaybell1390]

@Justin. There was a Jewish presence a long time ago, but they Kept themselves to themselves. There were many IN the Catholic schools back in the day, but Known Only to each other. They were once present in local gov't and other areas in the two main cities and Also in Law and Business. This is No Longer the case. 🕎

[@Tsuta]

​@@dawvidben-huir8101 huh? Of course Islam has to do with Judaism. The Quran, like the Christian Bible contains stories from the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible). In the Christian bible the "Old testament" is the Tanakh, written down almost verbatim, with some slight changes in the order of the books and in some churches, different books that are considered non-canonical in Judaism. In the Quran, there are stories from the Tanakh as well, but they're not simply translated from Hebrew into Arabic, they are reinterpretations of these stories. The way Islam developed is that Jews and Christians who lived in Arabia taught Mohammad about their religion and he handpicked some parts from Judaism, some from Christianity and some Pre-Islam Arab traditions, and that was the basis of the new religion and its holy book.

[@Just-One-God]

@@Tsuta The Christians and Jēws taught Muhammad (ﷺ)? Any evidence for this?

[@panoptikon42]

Thanks for this. You were spot on. The only critique that I have, and this is in general regarding the channel, is the overwhelming emphasis on Ashkenazi ritual, custom and liturgy. It would be nice to see more representation of Mizrahi Jewish traditions as well, as varied as they are. Many thanks for your videos, and גמר חתימה טובה

[@ReligionForBreakfast]

Thank you for the gracious critical feedback. I'll keep this in mind for future videos on Judaism.

[@andoreh]

@@ReligionForBreakfast we even have a word for it called "ashkenormativity" that explains the tendency to relate Judaism exclusively to ashkenazi culture, practices and visions.

[@panoptikon42]

@@andoreh This drives me crazy BTW - great term. Perhaps "ashkecentric" works as well.

[@andoreh]

@@panoptikon42 Same here! Judaism is so diverse and this diversity makes it so beautiful, I hope that this diversity can be more seen

[@ira6513]

I appreciate that you're bringing awareness to this. Thank you. גמר חתימה טובה

[@segevider3566]

One of the most interesting things about ancient Yum Kippur is what the high priest would ask god in the Holy of Holies. He would ask for two things: That there will not be any miscarriages for Jewish women and that if people in the two weeks following Yum Kippur pray to god that it will not rain will they are walking the back home from the temple that god will not listen to them.

[@dawvidben-huir8101]

Would you be so kind as to explain where you get your understanding of the High Priest's prayer 🙄...

[@segevider3566]

@@dawvidben-huir8101 I learned it in school.

[@dawvidben-huir8101]

@@segevider3566 hello again, do you remember the book or any other reference to this...🙏🕎🌎🌍🌏✝️🪔

[@segevider3566]

@opener of the world And?

[@dannyfarkas9127]

@@dawvidben-huir8101 Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Yoma, page 53b.

[@ToqTheWise]

I’m not sure if it’s carried over into modern times but one particular thing I find interesting is that in ancient times Yom Kippur was more about communal atonement and the sins of all of Israel than it was personal atonement for the sins of the individual. I think Christianity represents a shift from a communal religion to a personal one, as it emphasizes ones personal relationship with god and their own salvation. A similar thing can be seen in the evolution from Hinduism to Buddhism. Traditional forms of hinduism seem to be conserved heavily with the karma of the community and maintaining dharma within society. Buddhism and some more modern forms of hinduism focus on ones own enlightenment. It’s interesting and I think it may be an effect of urbanization.

[@mayagoldberg786]

And still if you look at the Yom kippur prayers (and all Jewish prayer) it's all written in the plural. Every request is always about the entire nation!!!

[@kevinclass2010]

Good observation. You deserve a graduate degree in comparative religion. 😂

[@videosefilmes22]

Two religion for breakfast videos in a week? Great

[@ReligionForBreakfast]

I surprised even myself with that production cycle...

[@videosefilmes22]

@@ReligionForBreakfast I'm not complaining, I love your content

[@GaviLazan]

Breakfast, lunch and dinner!

[@CAPSLOCKPUNDIT]

It's almost as if you've never heard of second breakfast. Or elevensies.

[@videosefilmes22]

Or a brunch really

[@SaszaDerRoyt]

This is very interesting, I grew up quite secular (my mum's an Ashkenazi kibbutznik with a secular upbringing who moved to England, and my dad's Christian-ish) and Yom Kippur was for some reason not too important to us (perhaps because it's easier to engage children with a feast than with a fast), but as I'm learning more and connecting more with the religion and community, I love videos like this that really give a good look for beginners. I probably won't fast for health reasons but I'll be nice to observe other parts of the day a bit more informed

[@zackmin2min876]

I will be in a kibuz you kippur, which one are you from

[@EladLerner]

גמר חתימה טובה! Great video, and thank you for mentioning the secular tradition of riding bikes on Yom Kippur. It's very important to us, Secular Jews.

[@Pingwn]

@The Imperishable Star this is really not the place for this comment.

[@masteralpaca2604]

@The Imperishable Star why?

[@Rotem_S]

@The Imperishable Star actually most houses in Israel were built by, well, Israelis, which isn't surprising given Israel existed for like 70 years and grew rapidly. Did you mean to say the land was Palestinian? That might be true, depending on the specific area discussed.

[@Pingwn]

@The Imperishable Star you don't know if he lives on the statements or in Israel, which includes many houses that were built after the country was formed. Regardless, this comment is exactly the same if I would blame anybody that just happened to live in America but isn't from Native American decent for stealing people homes when they just said something completely unrelated in a completely unrelated context. You just saw he had Hebrew in his name and started demanding something he has NO AUTHORITY OVER REGARDLESS OF HIS POLITICAL VIEW which neither of us really knows. So please stop just harassing Jews and people with Hebrew in their name for actions of the Israeli government that you disagree with, this is actually antisemitic. And to be clear, I do not support the illegal settlements in the Palestinian territory and I do not wish to start debate on that here since it has nothing to do with why it isn't OK to just acausing people of something just because they have a username in a certain language, they are part of religious or ethnic group or just happened to live in a certain country you don't approve of.

[@987inuyasha]

@The Imperishable Star nothing is free, bud.

[@sandro-eliesaad9541]

Awesome video Hands-down the best religious educational channel on KZbin Please keep this excellent work! Cheers! 🙌🏻 Thank you! ❤️

[@ReligionForBreakfast]

Thank you so much!

[@jesseberg3271]

You might have mentioned Tashlikh in relationship to the scape goat. Not only are we casting our sins into the water with the breadcrumbs, but bread has taken on some of the ritual characteristics of the sacrifices of old. As I understand it, that we cover the bread while we bless the wine is connected to the practice of not allowing the next sacrifice to witness the previous sacrifice's death. Therefore, with bread already symbolically linked to sacrificial animals, the casting off of crumbs ties into the same concept of sending sin away with a spared sacrifice.

[@LangThoughts]

1. Tashlich is more connected to Rosh HaShanah. 2. Not all Jews practice throwing breadcrumbs. In the Orthodox Tradition the following syllogism is made in regard to Tashlich. A. The main part of Tashlich is the recitation of prayers in front of a body of water. B. The main day for Tashlich is Rosh HaShanah C. It is forbidden to throw food into a natural body of water on Rosh HaShanah Therefore, on Rosh HaShanah itself, it is meritous to symbolically clean one's pockets before Tashlich, but throwing bread is forbidden. However, if somebody misses doing it on Rosh HaShanah, they should throw bread before Yom Kippur as a way of making up not doing the main service on Rosh HaShanah.

[@jesseberg3271]

@@LangThoughts you're right about it being tied to Rosh Hashanah and that's why I would argue that you cannot fully separate a study of Yom Kippur from Rosh Hashanah and the days of Aww. The symbolism and meaning run throughout and don't make sense when looked at in isolation. RFB seemed to acknowledge that point by spending an early segment of this video about Yom Kippur talking instead about Rosh Hashanah. As for the bread, I know that some Orthodox Rabbis have taken that position. But that is not an example of them taking a stand against a newfangled invention, but rather their objecting to a well established practice. While that's fine (what kind of Rabbis would they be if they weren't constantly on the lookout for things to argue about) that doesn't change the fact that the relationship between Tashlikh and bread exists from a perspective of symbolism, whether it's actually ultimately halacha or not.

[@LangThoughts]

@@jesseberg3271 As I understand it, it is an objection to the well established practice of it being for if someone does it between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur being extended to the performance of the practice to actually doing it on Rosh Hashanah. Also, seeing it as "sacrificial" is an issue, especially seeing your seeing sacrificial elements to Kiddush-wine and Challah-bread actually sounds kinda Christiany to my ears.

[@lshulman58]

@@LangThoughts Christianity got the sharing of bread and wine directly from Judaism (the Passover ritual). Though you may mean the more explicit association of these substances as SACRIFICE.

[@LangThoughts]

@@lshulman58 Yes, I meant the association with Sacrifice. Though "one's table is like the altar", wine and bread on Shabbat is meant more like a Rabbinic enactment to standardize the commandment to "remember Shabbat" and to establish the memory over physical objects, as that was seen as a more explicit memorial. While it is true that they picked bread because of the Showbread, it is also to memorialize the double portion of Manna on Friday for Shabbat, which occurred before the Mishkan was built.

[@Cletus_the_Elder]

A season of making amends and a day of return. As an outsider of this faith, what a beautiful belief and practice to behold. It is a beauty that evokes longing in me.

[@LangThoughts]

Note that though I am Ashkenaz, I know that the Sefardim/Edut Hamizarachim have a reduced Avodah service, as they see the recitations of the verses in Tanach relating to the High Priest's service as more important than the long recitation of a compilation of the Talmudic sources about the service that we Ashkenazim engage in.

[@tieflingtrash6859]

That's my chaplain in bootcamp at 9:48! It's Lieutenant Commander Yonina Creditor, she's the only female conservative sect rabbi in the Navy - She holds over the jewish services at MCRD San Diego and personally made sure I was doing okay when I dropped from panic attacks and making sure I was coming home to something good, genuinely one of the most caring people I have met in my life.

[@user-jz6tw4ud6b]

I’m Israeli and I’m learning about the holiday for the first time from your video, very cool

[@daveharrison84]

Are the roads empty and can you bike on them on Yom Kippur?

[@panoptikon42]

@@daveharrison84 Yes. Completely.

[@Rotem_S]

@@daveharrison84 Yeah, it's great! Apart from a few emergency things about once every 45 minutes, there are only people with bicycles and such. The CO2 emmisions on that day are also a cool thing to look at

[@yko_7313]

@@Rotem_S well except the non Jews, they still drive.

[@gabeforrest3889]

i've been meaning to learn more about jewish holidays, thank you for making this - i love your content!

[@ReligionForBreakfast]

Thanks! I was hoping to do videos on Rosh Hashanah and Sukkot too, but I ran out of time.

[@hadeees]

@@ReligionForBreakfast Just release the Sukkot video on Hanukkah

[@toilaCarissa]

I too have been seeking & learning about Jewish holidays and beliefs. This video is beautiful. Thank you. Happy be-lated New Year and may your Yom Kippur be meaningful and inspiring.

[@towrofterra]

@@ReligionForBreakfast I'd love to hear you explain Sukkot!

[@b.a.davis-howe487]

@@ReligionForBreakfast Do a video on one holiday each year, in three years, you've got the set

[@KingfisherTalkingPictures]

Years ago I was doing some work as joke writer, and bet a secular Jewish friend I could write a good Yom Kippur joke. He took the bet, and I thought for a couple of days. Finally I had it. Me: Would you like to hear my joke about Yom Kippur? Him: Sure. Me: (sternly) What kind of Jew are you to joke about something like Yom Kippur?! I got him.

[@dlevi67]

Or, as others would say, "A joke is no laughing matter."

[@k9thexv630]

Ha, got eem!

[@frankwest5388]

A normal Jew, wouldn’t have an answer to that. A good Jew would answer, that he would be a normal one. A great Jew would get into an half hour argument with you, over analyzing every minute detail from the joke. Not because your joke was bad or offensive, but because he is a Jew and we wouldn’t be doing our duty as a Jews, if we didn’t over analyze.

[@kathrinradovel6578]

Thank you for representing us so well. Have fun everyone riding the roads! Stay safe and gmar chatima tova💜

[@rm6176]

I have 25% Jewish blood and yet I know nothing of that side of my family. Thank you for helping me connect even a small bit to that side of my heritage.

[@user-uh4ub4ke3t]

sorry you are either 100% jewish or 100% non.jewish. Only if you have a jewish mother are you a jew otherwise there is 0% jewishness to you

[@Rotem_S]

@@user-uh4ub4ke3t people can be half Jewish ethnically, the rules imposed by some Jewish traditions are not the only definition of what a Jew is Also note there are converts, but that's beside the point

[@rm6176]

@@user-uh4ub4ke3t Oh is that how it works? See I learn more. I lost my grandfather who is 100% Jewish (When I was a preteen) and grandma died before I was born so his 2nd wife cut us out of the family when I was a baby and had no clue until I took a DNA test. I don't care if I am not considered Jewish it is part of my line and part of my family lost. I just wish he had not lost his family in Russia, maybe things would have been different. Still no matter I will keep learning and seeking as lost as it is to me.

[@user-uh4ub4ke3t]

@@Rotem_S jewish traditon? Its a basic aspect of.judaism that cant be changed. If you know.anything about Judaism you wil know always follow the mother-in HaSHems own eyes you are 100% non jewish if your mother isnt a jew- dont make up and create your own rules. A convert is different yes- if they do it for the right reasons, in front of an ORTHODOX Beit Din- they are 100% jewish.

[@user-uh4ub4ke3t]

@@Rotem_S Thats why jews are.descended.from issac not ishmael..both had the same FATHER Abraham- but Issacs mother was Sarah and.Ishmaels mother was Hagar.. So its from as early as then! NOT `Traditon´

[@aidenbuck4765]

Two videos in one week, you’re spoiling us.

[@deadsoon]

I grew up catholic with a family that wasn't really honoring of their beliefs and used religion as a shield for their shortcomings, and so I'm impressed at how positive of a message this custom has. It emphasizes everything that's absent in the environment I grew up in. Your narration is very engaging. Subbed.

[@FoundSheep-AN]

What do you mean? I am an orthodox Christian in a Catholic country, I canta agree with you with your analysis of Catholicism, we Christians have a lot of religious practices and days in which we practice atonement of sins, we fast, etc, especially before Easter

[@beepboop6244]

​@@FoundSheep-AN i dont know for sure, as i cant yet read minds, but i imagine OP is from the US. catholicism here is an entirely different breed from elsewhere. frankly, american christianity in general is so vastly different from its manifestations elsewhere on the globe

[@pattiann6800]

Thank-you Andrew. I anxiously wait for you to drop new videos. To get two in one week feels like Christmas. Awesome content.

[@Salsmachev]

Woot finally a collaboration with Esoterica! I've been hoping for one for a while!

[@OlPurpleBeard]

Thank you for answering most every question I had about the holiday. Your content is always very informative and thorough

[@CerebrumMortum]

"days of awe" is a rather interesting translation The word "nora" means terrible, awe-inspiring, fear-instilling and divine all in one wrap. It's impossible to translate accurately, but I would say Yamim Noraiim is better translated as "days of tremble", as in 'trembling before god'. It's just a little example of how much is missed in translatio PS great vid. Always interesting to look at my religion from the outside

[@gabrieljean-batiste2006]

I believe he used "awe" in the original sense of the word, which nora, according to your translation, meshes quite well with.

[@beepboop6244]

you could say this about translating any word in one language into another, it's not unique to "nora"

[@micahhewlett]

Love all these religious vids. Great channel

[@banto1]

Also could have mentioned that the famous (and beautiful) Leonard Cohen song "Who by fire" is taken directly from one of the central prayers (Unetaneh Tokef) in the Yom Kippur liturgy.

[@SimpleHumman]

Thank you so much for taking the time and doing the research share this so we may hope to understand what our Jewish brothers and sisters going through this time of year.

[@stevenmihalisko909]

Thank you for putting this together! It never ceases to amaze me how similar religious experiences and traditions are across faiths, even if the rituals themselves are different. In their own unique ways they are all calls for contemplation, with ceremonies being the more direct ways to facilitate that contemplation. Thank you again sir for posting and for all of your work.

[@hali1989]

amazing video! thanks. you reinvigorated my interest in the study of religion

[@alg11297]

One of your best videos. Thanks for the attention to detail

[@nicholasbattaliou5882]

Thank you for the clear description. It helps me understand.

[@ThePeixoteira]

Another great video! Thank you!

[@genavialts3058]

I just love you and this channel so much

[@pnwmeditations]

Hey, I just discovered your channel and I wanted you to know that your work is a breath of fresh air and I really appreciate what you're doing.

[@debshaw2490]

My family is mostly askenaski from the mid europe and Russia

[@debshaw2490]

speaking of this holiday brings back so many memories of my family when I was young.I had a big family but everyone showed up unlike today and if course all holidays are cut short.I m so glad I had to see religion the way it was meant to be.It brings tears to my eyes that how something you never really appreciated you miss so very much now.

[@user-oj5fx9ed7h]

Thank you so much! great video. As one who practices the orthodox tradition, we don't just fast for 25 hours, but pray in our synagogues all this time (if we are fast enough there is a break of 3 hours between morning prayer and afternoon prayer). Secular and traditional Jews in Israel usually appear at the synagogue for Col Nidre (first prayer of the holiday) and Neila (last prayer of the holiday) while fasting the whole day. Yep, we get very, very hungry at the end🙃 but the magic in the air and the sense of unity and cleanness you can fill in this day are unforgettable (as long as you believe in the tradition, you won't get the same feeling if you don't, from personal experience.) Your videos on Judaism are so informatics and very, very comprehensive with the time you are bound to. great work and ברוכה והצלוחה!

[@junaid1]

Very well done. As a Jew, this was a very thoughtful and good encapsulation of Yom Kippur. These are very minor mispronunciations but just so you will know, the confession is not the Vee do E as you pronounced it. We say Vee doy (rhymes with soy) and the concluding service is pronounced Neh E la with the accent on the E. Overall, It really was an A+

[@BlainEnoch]

Dude... Sorry to tell you but you've been pronouncing it wrong... The pronunciation in the video is spot on.

[@UNPACKED]

Great video! Gmar Chatima Tova

[@txvoltaire]

There was a Mad Magazine article called "Office Workers Hall of Fame". An award was given to an office worker for taking a day off for religious observance and actually went to a house of worship!

[@donkeysaurusrex7881]

@@amberlance182 I usually didn’t even do the fold in because I didn’t want to damage the magazine.

[@zacharyknowles7533]

super cool! I've always wondered about the importance of this holiday. The Moroccan Kol Nidre melody reminds me very much of Greek orthodox chants.

[@chanabayla1823]

U greek? Where do u think your chants come from. Jesus was Jewish

[@grahamrankin4725]

My wife is Jewish. This and similar topics are very helpful in explaining her heritage.

[@aestheticarmy3689]

amazing video!! this helped so much for my gcse judaism paper, much love

[@smb_09]

This really helped me with my homework! Tysm!

[@erdood3235]

I think that as kid i both liked Yom kippur for giving me 2 days of from school, but hated it for having nothing on on t.v. during it, or maybe having gaming consoles made that less of an issue. But one I started being online, yom kippur wasn't an issue for me

[@blacknwhitesalright]

Based comment

[@erdood3235]

​@@blacknwhitesalright why?

[@davidcheater4239]

You helped me realize a connection between Tashlich and the scapegoat. And to add a comment about Vidui, not only is the poem in first person plural, the words are in the order of the Hebrew alphabet with three sins for the last letter.

[@litebkt]

I really appreciate your videos. I like learning about other people.

[@gaggymott9159]

I am not Jewish, but living in Northern Ireland, like Israel, we are annexed IN OUR OWN COUNTRIES! The Christians of Northern Ireland support our Jewish Brothers and Sisters, for we have endured the same atrocities in our homelands.... Shalom, Israel, SHALOM! ❤ 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱❤

[@ericthompson749]

Extremely well said and loved how Scripture is quoted more as a historical text as to how Yom Kippur is celebrated by Jews rather than as a traditional religious document. Another little factoid about Yom Kippur is that in traditional Judaism, Yom Kippur is also the only day of the year that the high priest (and high priest only) can say the holy name of the Lord God, Yahweh. The reason is that the Lord's holy name is held as sacred and invoking it any other day of the year would bring untold horrors.

[@beepboop6244]

i get what you're saying, but "yahweh" is a guess as to the pronunciation, not the real thing. no one knows how the name was originally said. more accurate to either say "the tetragrammaton" or just put the latin equivalent to the hebrew letters, "YHWH" or "YHVH". "yahweh" is meaningless

[@Pingwn]

A great video with highly accurate information!

[@woollyrhinoceros6091]

Just letting you know that yizkur is said for other Jewish holidays as well, really well researched video though, very impressed

[@Ottawa3453]

Good video - Ty for furthering our education :P

[@stevenv6463]

Thank you. I just saw a Yom Kippur service for the first time and this explains a lot of what was going on. It's quite interesting

[@joeyanny8018]

Thank you for your works. Bless you. J

[@user-te3rn8qx8r]

Wonderful as usual.

[@bj.bruner]

Kol Nidre made me think of The Jazz Singer. Excellent film and excellent video! Thank you

[@FlorenceFox]

Funny enough, I just discovered Esoterica thanks to the algorithm, and then you mention the channel here!

[@DustyTheDog]

Hearing the "holy of holies" I couldn't help but to be reminded of that movie, Year One, starring Jack Black and Michael Cera. There is a scene where Michael asks a bunch of questions about the doors leading to the Holy of Holies. It cracked me up. Always a mystical answer to a logical question.

[@8polyglot]

Kind of like how Ash Wednesday, which is not even a holy day of obligation, draws some of the highest mass attendance in the Catholic world.

[@mattmorehouse9685]

The description of the days between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur reminded me of Lent. Fasting, doing good deeds and apologizing for wrongs.

[@geordee]

Should do a similar episode on the Good Friday rituals of Orthodox Christians.

[@albertlugassy3610]

Great thanks for explaining the details.

[@curtpiazza1688]

Excellent informative video!

[@robbabcock_]

Fascinating! Thanks.

[@sebastian122]

Excellent. So well done.

[@megamaniscoolrightguys2749]

I love every video you make, whether it be a serious video like this or one like the Super Mario video! And speaking of religions in video games, another game franchise that includes a type of religion is Dragon Quest. The creators of the game modeled certain aspects of the religion in the games after Christianity, like having places of worship named _churches_ or _chapels,_ serviced by a person who is made to seem like a priest or a nun, who refer the player as a disciple. In these places, the game gives you various options, like saving your game, healing a party member of a curse, or bringing a character back from death, which, in the game, are referred to as _Confession,_ _Benediction,_ and _Resurrection,_ respectively. So, as you can see, the creators borrowed terms common in Christianity. The games also have iconographic allusions to Christianity, like stained glass, a cross symbol (which has been changed in the latest installments), and, upon entering a church, background music that can be said to sound like “church music,” with a prominent organ-like sound. Even in a spiritual aspect, the religion is made to emphasize the belief of one sole deity, a statue that represents this deity, and the veneration of a _high priest._ I've been fascinated in these games for only about 2 years since I first played a game from the franchise, Dragon Quest 8, and the different designs of the churches in every region of the game especially held my interest.

[@olinayoung6287]

Excellent, thank you!

[@Acidtriptamo]

Perfect Timing, Or Should I Say Divine Timing.

[@davidcohenboffa1666]

@@clown3663 Bc Yom Kipur is in three days from now.

[@AvrahamYairStern]

@@davidcohenboffa1666 I think he did that on purpose

[@davidcohenboffa1666]

@opener of the world ??? What is that supposed to mean? You know Zionists are just Jews who left the Diaspora stereotype of a Jew to an older one, like in the Maccabee, beginning of the 2nd Temple and 1st Temple periods.... Jews in their land and independent and strong.

[@readingforwisdom7037]

Always stimulating and illuminating RFB.

[@mayoite160]

I know the phrase "El Norra Alila" from Orphaned Land

[@onefeather2]

Enjoyed this a lot of information.

[@TheoOble]

Hey man! Love the videos, think you could do a video on some of popular closed off religions like Mormons, Amish/Mennonite, or Seventh Day Adventist stuff like that!

[@imaimelevationmedical.5024]

great video!

[@Gerardo-dt8xf]

I was literally searching this up yesterday what are the odds 😳

[@brenorocha6687]

I've been following the channel for a while and the content had always been great, but I wasn't a Patreon supporter. There are so many great informative channels on KZbin that I was uncertain about which to support with my limited resources. When I watched you clearly stating your mission for this channel, I made my mind. I'm proud to be a Patreon supporter of this channel and it's mission now.

[@ReligionForBreakfast]

Thank you so much Breno. It is so encouraging to hear that.

[@dantejager9296]

Another good video. You should make a video about Apostle Paul, he's one of the most interesting personas for me (and important people when it comes to understanding early Christianity in general).

[@pablorr24]

Great video! Keep it up

[@carikshawn4201]

Great job...learned a lot....Shona Tova!

[@davidcohenboffa1666]

Amazing video, and in the perfect timing.... Love all your videos they are so interesting... Even topics like this that I already know all about...

[@DillonHall22]

Great work! A video on first century Messianic figures such as Judas the Galilean would be amazing.

[@movingpicutres99]

Thank you for this lesson. You might say one observes this holiday rather than celebrates it.

[@rdevrij]

You are a True Scholar; absolutely brilliant. G'mar Chatima Tova! 🙏✡️

[@welcometonebalia]

Very interesting, thanks.

[@201950201950]

Thank you I have learned so much

[@dust001]

As an Egyptian the title ran a bell but not for the holiday.

[@yotamrac8967]

Yeah that little war...

[@c.m.b.7567]

😂

[@mattbenz99]

Egypt declared war on Yom Kippur because they thought that the Israeli army would be off guard for their holiest of holidays. It worked for a bit, and then Israel pushed back and won.

[@dustinherberman3837]

I highly enjoy your content. But what started my following of the channel is the Mario Star religion. Please keep making all kinds of content

[@thedebatehitman]

Just in time. To those of you who observe Yom Kippur, g’mar chatima tova.

[@TheLacedaemonian300]

to you too גמר חתימה טובה

[@doreknob]

Great video. The only thing i dont completely agree with is that rosh hashanah and yom kippur arent the entire High Holidays, but they also include Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, and Simchat Torah, but it was still very great and well presented

[@archer1949]

14:00. We Catholics do that chest beating thing during certain times at Mass.

[@RamManNo1]

The Confiteor.

[@greatwolf5372]

In Orthodox churches as well, only the Priest though

[@carolynandrade2648]

wonderful. thank you.

[@spraffman]

The traditional Catholic Ember Days in September (which used to be on the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday after 14 September) also recall the feasts of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot. Ember Wednesday recalls Rosh Hashanah in the Introit ("blow the trumpet in the beginning of the month") and the second Lesson (Nehemiah 8:1-10), Ember Friday recalls Yom Kippur implicitly with its themes of repentance and atonement in the Lesson from Hosea, the Gospel, the Secret (offertory prayer) and the Communion verse, and finally the Ember Saturday recalls Yom Kippur explicitly in the first Lesson from Leviticus 23:26-32 and the Epistle to the Hebrews (9:2-12), and implicitly in the 3rd and 4th Lessons. The feast of Sukkot is also recalled on Ember Saturday in September in the second Lesson (Leviticus 23:39-43) and the Communion verse (Lev 23:41, 43).

[@beepboop6244]

you may have been taught this, but it simply isnt true. many early popes, including Callixtus I and Leo I, discuss the institution of the four ember days periods. they make no reference to jewish holidays, but do make reference to the harvest and equinox as inspiration for the holy observance. not to mention it would be pretty illogical for the incredibly anti-jewish early church to base their holidays around those of the jews. the connection to jewish scripture and holy days is an invention of the early modern period and the catholic church reinventing itself as a respectful inheritor of the jewish tradition, as opposed to its previous adherence to supersessionist theology

[@spraffman]

@@beepboop6244 I wasn't taught it, I just looked in my Missal and read it. The texts explicitly refer to the September feasts. This makes sense as the September Ember Days aren't attached to a specific period like the other three (Advent, Lent and Pentecost), so the Church went with texts that reference the early autumn period, which generally involves these three Jewish holidays. If anything, the use of these furthers the supersessionist view, as the Ember Day fasts would supersede the previous holidays, not imitate them.

[@algepaca]

Wow, your upload times are just perfect :D

[@ReligionForBreakfast]

Thanks! I've been trying to get better at hitting these time-sensitive topics.

[@algepaca]

I‘m so glad your channel exists. It’s amazing to have this constant flow of up-to-date content about so many different topics within the field of religious studies. This channel was one of the main reasons I considered majoring in religious studies and archaeology in the first place and it turned out to be one of the best decisions I ever made :) Thank you so much, you are doing an amazing job!

[@HubertKirchgaessner]

Even by your high standards, this was outstanding!

[@feralbluee]

thank you. very comprehensive and interesting. it is the only holiday that really is meaningful. in another way, Pesach is meaningful. the whole family and friends share stories and a delicious dinner. the moror and the choroset sandwich is my favorite :) 🌷🕯

[@joshn7232]

I'm not sure how you don't see the meaning in all of the holidays and shabbat

[@feralbluee]

@@joshn7232 just talking about the holidays that mean the most to me both in meaning and beautiful family history. Succot is a great holiday, too. Shabbat doesn’t have a good history in my family, whereas Pesach does.

[@deborahraeihle2063]

Thank you for such an informative explanation of Yom Kippor. What strikes me so profoundly is we are told to observe this day of Atonement since centuries back. I interpreted also this is a divine appointment and the gates will be closed at sundown. The way the world is at this time it seems this is a more critical time of fasting, prayer and repentance. Thank you again and G-d Bless.