Category: Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur checklist

While the spiritual preparations for Yom Kippur should be on our minds now, we can’t forget the physical things to prepare for that day. Here’s my checklist to make sure everything is covered.

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Yom Kippur planning and resources

Embed from Getty Images Yom Kippur is coming quickly – this Tuesday night and Wednesday (Oct 11-12, 2016). I usually make a Shabbat dinner for my kids, pack lunches for the next day and prepare snacks so I have little to do with food on the day. I also prepare clothes for everyone and whatever …

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Yom Kippur links and ideas

Yom Kippur is October 3-4, 2014 – that’s tonight! Here are some of the lists, tips, and tricks to help you make the best of it.   First, let’s talk food. There are some traditional foods for Erev Yom Kippur, like kreplach and round challah with honey. Here is a link to our menus for …

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Yom Kippur is this Shabbat!

Contrary to the evidence here, I haven’t given up this blog! I’m still in the US for my health, and still working on getting back to normal while enjoying and managing 4 small kids and everything that comes with them. Bli neder, I’ll do a “what I did on my summer ‘vacation’ ” post and …

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Preparing meals ahead of time

With Tishrei barreling our way (Rosh Hashana is two weeks from today – evening of Sept 4th!), it’s time to think ahead and get ready. I already have some important things from my list done: kids’ clothes and tzitzit shopping buying pjs for everyone (our family tradition) order lulav/etrog checked our sukkah and ordered lights we …

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Tishrei looking back: What went right? (And wrong?)

We made it through the Tishrei holidays! Now we are on a higher level. But next-year-you will LOVE this-year-you if you jot down some notes about what went right, what went wrong, what time shul went until (Simchat Torah is a always late and different shuls get out at different times, so to plan ahead, …

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Looking for a Yom Kippur checklist?

Here it is: Yom Kippur Checklist (free download in Word so you can adjust as you like!) Starting a few days BEFORE the fast, DRINK! Get as fully hydrated as possible. Spiritual preparation: ask forgiveness from those you have wronged, forgiving those who have wronged you, doing teshuva, and giving extra tzedaka Clean/prepare white or light clothing for each family member, including kittel if it’s dh’s …

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Kids and Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur is coming up. Physically, it’s a hard day. As the fast stretches on, what should you do with the kids on Yom Kippur? The faithful video player, so useful in minor fasts, is useless on this day. So are arts and crafts, coloring, and playdough, some things that always bring a smile and some …

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52 Week challenge week 38: 10 days inspiration

We are in the 10 days between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur – the days of repentance. These are days to be inspired, to look back on our lives and see what we need to change, to repent and apologize for our wrongs, to give extra tzedaka, and to live with extra care. We can make changes …

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Rosh Hashana debrief and Yom Kippur planning

How did your Rosh Hashana go? Now is the time to write your thoughts in your Shalom Bayit Book (AKA Household notebook). They’ll be ready to help you next year as we get ready to do it all over again! (I learned the leek patties and honey in general are a hit on the plus side, …

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