Yom Kippur Katan

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Yom Kippur Katan is a minor day of fasting and penitential prayers observed by some Jewish communities on the eve of each new month (Rosh Chodesh) as a time for spiritual reflection and atonement.

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Yom Kippur Katan canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish fast day
minor Jewish holiday
penitential observance
associatedWith Isaac Luria
surface form: Rabbi Isaac Luria

Moshe Cordovero
surface form: Rabbi Moshe Cordovero

kabbalistic tradition
calendarBasis Hebrew calendar
category Jewish calendar date
Jewish custom
Jewish liturgy
communityVariation custom varies by community
fastDuration daytime fast
fastObligation optional
fastType customary fast
frequency monthly
halachicStatus non-obligatory custom
hasPractice Torah study
confessional prayers
fasting
giving charity
penitential prayers
recitation of Selichot
historicalDevelopment spread in the late Middle Ages
introducedBy kabbalists of Safed
language Hebrew
liturgicalElement Selichot
surface form: Selichot service

Vidui (confession)
special additions to Mincha
nameMeaning Minor Day of Atonement
notObservedOn eve of Rosh Chodesh Tishrei
eve of Rosh Chodesh following major festivals in some customs
observedBy Ashkenazi Jews
some Jewish communities
some Sephardi Jews
observedOn eve of Rosh Chodesh
preparatoryFunction spiritual preparation for new month
purpose atonement
repentance
self-examination
spiritual reflection
relatedConcept Rosh Chodesh
Selichot
teshuva
relatedTo Yom Kippur
religiousTradition Judaism
typicalService Mincha
typicalTimeOfDay afternoon

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Selichot associatedWith Yom Kippur Katan