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Arguably, the highlight of the prayer service on Yom Kippur is the Seder Avodah, a type of piyyut (liturgical hymn) that poetically reenacts in every detail the ritual service performed by the high priest on Yom Kippur in the Jerusalem Temple. But why do these poems begin with the creation story?
Prof. Rabbi
Dalia Marx
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Leviticus 16 – ויקרא טז
Dr. Rabbi
David Frankel
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The Israelite-Samaritan interpretation of “you should afflict your souls” (ועניתם את נפשתיכם) and our experience of Yom Kippur.
Benyamim Tsedaka
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