Day: 17. October 2016

Jom Kippur 2016

On the evening of October 11th, we went to the synagogue to join the prayer on the eve of Kippur called: Prayer of the “Kol Nidre” (asking for the cancellation of all vows, oaths or promises, that we could have pronounced from last Yom Kippur or will pronounce until next Yom Kippur). There was a wonderful chorus, they song all the prayers. Also, there were a lot of people because we shared and joined with the people of the Biblical program from Ecce Homo. We could feel a spirit of Prayer and a spirit of unity with Jewish people. “The whole community of Israelites will be forgiven, as also the alien residing with them, since the entire people acted by inadvertence.” (Numbers 15, 26) Next day, we went to walk around the city in Mea Shearim to feel the atmosphere there and how they live this time of Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement). The streets were so quiet and there were no cars. Also, we could hear the prayer of Jewish people in the …