Yom Kippur
Enable an agent to recognise a Yom Kippur observance, assess its local timing and requirements, and support participation without assuming uniform practice or religious authority.
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Purpose and description
Enable an agent to recognise a Yom Kippur observance, assess its local timing and requirements, and support participation without assuming uniform practice or religious authority.
Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement, observed on 10 Tishrei through repentance, prayer, and, in traditional Jewish practice, fasting and abstention from work.
It can be Identify and disambiguate a Yom Kippur reference or annual occurrence.; Resolve local observance boundaries from an identified calendar authority.; Explain a community's stated practices while distinguishing shared themes from local requirements.; Arrange service attendance, accessibility support, and reminders around the observance interval.; Direct questions about personal religious obligations or fasting exceptions to appropriate human expertise.; Support voluntary preparation and reflection without soliciting confessions or certifying forgiveness..
Distinguishing features
The instance is identified with the Jewish observance of 10 Tishrei, rather than any occasion described generically as a day of atonement.
Repentance and atonement organise the observance; fasting alone does not establish that an event is Yom Kippur.
Its calendrical identity distinguishes it from Rosh Hashanah, even when both appear within one High Holy Day programme.
Its restrictions and worship must be identified through Yom Kippur-specific practice, rather than inferred solely from an ordinary Sabbath or another Jewish fast.
A reference denotes the religious observance or an instance of it, rather than a historical event whose name contains Yom Kippur.
Scope
+ Identification of the recurring observance and particular annual, local instances
+ Local beginning and ending boundaries associated with 10 Tishrei
+ Repentance, confession, atonement, and interpersonal repair as understood by participating communities
+ Fasting, abstentions, work restrictions, and recognised exceptions
+ Yom Kippur services, liturgical sequences, and individual or communal participation
+ Differences among communities and between prescribed and actual observance
- The complete Jewish calendar and the full High Holy Day season
- Rosh Hashanah as a separate observance
- General Jewish law, theology, and denominational organisation
- Clinical assessment or personalised decisions about whether fasting is medically appropriate
- Ancient Temple institutions and sacrificial practice beyond their specific relationship to Yom Kippur
- The Yom Kippur War and other events named after the observance
Characteristics
- Referent level
- Recurring observance; annual occurrence; local communal observance; individual participation Separates properties of Yom Kippur generally from facts about one community, year, or participant.
- Hebrew calendar identity
- 10 Tishrei, with Hebrew year recorded for a particular occurrence Identifies the occurrence independently of changing civil-calendar dates.
- Local observance interval
- Start and end timestamps with location, time zone, and adopted calculation or published authority Supports scheduling without treating a civil midnight-to-midnight day as the observance interval.
- Practice authority
- Community, congregation, religious authority, or explicitly identified personal practice Makes the basis of a ritual requirement or interpretation traceable.
- Observance phase
- Preparation; observance underway; closing worship; concluded Determines which reminders, activities, and participation options are timely.
- Fast participation
- Planned; underway; completed; modified; not undertaken; unknown; voluntarily reported only Allows practical support without treating fasting as a universal proxy for participation or commitment.
- Applicable restrictions
- Locally specified fasting, abstention, and work-related requirements, with applicability and exceptions distinguished Prevents a general description from becoming an unsupported instruction for a particular person.
- Worship programme
- Scheduled services, liturgical tradition, location, access arrangements, and participation options Connects the observance to the actual opportunities available to participants.
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Drafted structure
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Calendar and sacred boundaries Identifies the occurrence and establishes when its observance begins and ends locally.
Yom Kippur belongs to the Hebrew calendar, while practical coordination usually uses local civil dates and times.
Annual identity
Connects the recurring observance to a particular Hebrew year and civil-calendar representation.
Tenth of Tishrei occurrence
Record the occurrence associated with 10 Tishrei and distinguish its identity from the dates used to advertise services.
- Which Hebrew year and corresponding local civil dates identify this occurrence of Yom Kippur? measurement
- Does the reference describe Yom Kippur generally, a year's occurrence, or a particular congregation's programme? boundary
Local start and end
Establishes the adopted evening beginning and ending boundaries for the location.
Adopted observance times
Record published or calculated boundaries separately from service start times, including the authority and location used.
- Which location, time zone, and calendar authority determine the beginning and ending times? provenance
- Which scheduled activities must respect the observance boundaries even when services begin or finish at different times? action
Repentance and atonement Represents the meanings and practices of repentance, confession, and repair without asserting that their spiritual outcomes are measurable.
A model centred only on fasting and attendance would miss what makes Yom Kippur a Day of Atonement.
Religious meaning
Attributes interpretations of repentance and atonement to the traditions or participants expressing them.
Atonement interpretation
Distinguish theological claims about atonement from observable participation and from personal interpretations.
- How does the relevant community explain the relationship among repentance, confession, and atonement on Yom Kippur? definition
- Which text or identified authority supports that explanation? provenance
Interpersonal repair
Addresses the relationship between the observance and efforts to acknowledge or repair harms to other people.
Repair and forgiveness boundaries
Keep apology, restitution, reconciliation, and another person's forgiveness distinct, with no assumed entitlement to contact or forgiveness.
- How does the applicable teaching distinguish interpersonal repair from participation in Yom Kippur worship? boundary
- What voluntary preparation can an agent support while respecting privacy and the boundaries of people who were harmed? action
Fasting, restrictions, and exceptions Captures the applicable bodily abstentions and activity restrictions together with their limits and exceptions.
Practical support depends on knowing both the stated observance and whether it applies to the particular participant.
Observance requirements
Identifies fasting and other restrictions through an attributed account of practice.
Applicable abstentions
Record food and drink abstention, other bodily abstentions, and work restrictions as distinct requirements rather than treating fasting as the entire observance.
- Which abstentions and work restrictions does this community prescribe for Yom Kippur? definition
- Which requirements are presented as binding, customary, or personal choices, and on whose authority? provenance
Individual applicability
Separates general requirements from age-related applicability, health-related exceptions, and other individual circumstances.
Exceptions and supported participation
Record only the participation arrangements needed for support; do not infer a personal fasting obligation or request unnecessary medical details.
- Which applicability rules or exceptions have been established by the participant's relevant religious authority? boundary
- What practical arrangements support participation when fasting is modified or not undertaken? action
Worship and liturgical sequence Maps Yom Kippur worship to the actual order, texts, and participation arrangements of a community.
Recognisable liturgical elements need to be connected to a specific programme without assuming every congregation uses the same texts or sequence.
Service sequence
Locates opening, daytime, and closing worship within the observance.
Kol Nidre through Ne'ilah
Use opening observances associated with Kol Nidre and closing Ne'ilah worship as points to investigate in the local programme, while recording actual service names and times.
- Which services are scheduled, and where do Kol Nidre and Ne'ilah appear in this community's programme? measurement
- How does the programme distinguish the end of closing worship from the authorised end of the fast? boundary
Texts and ritual elements
Identifies the liturgical edition and Yom Kippur elements used or adapted locally.
Local machzor and elements
Investigate confession, the Avodah remembrance of Temple service, readings, and memorial prayers through the community's actual prayer book and programme.
- Which machzor, rite, or locally prepared text establishes the liturgy used here? provenance
- Which confession, Avodah, reading, and memorial elements are included, adapted, or omitted? boundary
Community variation and participation Places prescribed practice and actual participation within a specific communal and personal context.
Yom Kippur participation cannot be judged accurately through one assumed denomination, attendance pattern, or level of observance.
Situated practice
Distinguishes community teachings, local customs, and reported individual practice.
Attributed practice variation
Attach claims to their actual scope and avoid generalising from a congregation or participant to all Jews.
- Which details reflect this congregation's customs, a broader religious movement, or an individual's practice? boundary
- What evidence supports the attribution, and does it describe prescribed practice or observed behaviour? provenance
Access and coordination
Supports participation through concrete access information and scheduling accommodations.
Participation arrangements
Record admission arrangements, accessible facilities, language support, and locally accepted participation options alongside observance-related scheduling needs.
- What admission, accessibility, language, or attendance arrangements apply to these Yom Kippur services? action
- Which reminders, travel plans, or work and school accommodations fit the participant's stated observance and local service schedule? action
Evidence and external alignment What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.
A model that cannot be lined up against existing standards, identifiers and practice cannot be adopted by anyone who already uses them.
Reported evidence
Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.
Check these first
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- This describes the Jewish religious observance, not the war or another named entity.
- Religious rules are summarized from recall; detailed exemptions and movement-specific interpretations require verification.
- The approximately 25-hour duration depends on local sunset and nightfall conventions; the Gregorian date varies by year.
- Which of these check these first hold for the sense of Yom Kippur this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Standards and regulation
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- The Torah, particularly Leviticus 16 and 23, establishes the annual atonement observance, its date, and requirements for self-affliction and cessation of work.
- Rabbinic law interprets self-affliction through five abstentions: eating and drinking, washing, anointing, wearing leather footwear, and sexual relations; their application includes exemptions and qualifications.
- Mishnah Yoma treats the Temple service and atonement, including the requirement to seek reconciliation for wrongs against other people.
- Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of Yom Kippur this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Real-world use
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- An annual occasion for personal and communal repentance, confession, and seeking forgiveness.
- Extended synagogue worship, including Kol Nidrei at the opening and Ne'ilah at the close.
- Fasting and other abstentions as religious observances.
- Liturgical remembrance of the ancient Jerusalem Temple's atonement service.
- A major marker of Jewish communal, familial, and cultural identity, including among some people who otherwise observe few religious practices.
- Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of Yom Kippur this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Typical measurements
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- Traditional fasting and observance duration - Approximately 25 - hours
- Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of Yom Kippur this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Failure modes and hazards
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- Fasting can endanger health for some people; Jewish law includes exemptions and gives preservation of life priority.
- Treating ritual observance as sufficient to repair interpersonal wrongdoing overlooks the requirement for reconciliation.
- Equating Yom Kippur solely with fasting obscures repentance, prayer, ethical repair, and communal worship.
- Assuming all Jewish communities or individuals observe identical restrictions and liturgies misrepresents actual practice.
- Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of Yom Kippur this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Regional variation
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- Yom Kippur is observed for one day in both Israel and the diaspora, unlike certain other Jewish festivals with additional diaspora observance days.
- Ashkenazi, Sephardi, and other Jewish liturgical traditions differ in prayers, melodies, and customs.
- Levels and interpretations of observance vary across Jewish movements and between religious and secular settings.
- Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of Yom Kippur this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart
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- Rosh Hashanah - Rosh Hashanah marks the Jewish New Year and begins the Ten Days of Repentance; Yom Kippur concludes that period.
- Ten Days of Repentance - This is the period from Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kippur; Yom Kippur is its concluding day.
- Tisha B'Av - Tisha B'Av is a major fast focused on mourning historical calamities, especially the destruction of the Temples; Yom Kippur focuses on atonement and repentance.
- Teshuvah - Teshuvah is repentance or return, practised throughout the year; Yom Kippur is a calendrical observance that particularly emphasizes it.
- Yom Kippur War - The war is a historical conflict that began in 1973 on Yom Kippur; it is not the religious observance.
- Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of Yom Kippur this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Which existing Vercy publication, if any, already owns Yom Kippur, and should this registry entry link to it?
- Which primary texts and representative community sources should establish the model's shared core and document substantive differences in interpretation?
- How should local timing be resolved for exceptional geographic conditions or travel across time zones during the observance?
- Which variations in fasting applicability, liturgy, and participation need explicit representation rather than a general community-practice relation?
- How should historical Temple observance relate to contemporary Yom Kippur without conflating historical ritual with present practice?