Yom Kippur Segulot

Yom Kippur Segulot of the Gaon Rabbi Yitzchak Cohen, a disciple of “Matok mi-Dvash”

1. Abundant meals before Yom Kippur The 9th of Tishrei—the day before Yom Kippur—is a mitzvah to eat twice as much food, as though for two days. The Gemara derives this mitzvah from a verse in Vayikra (Emor 23:32), which says that we should begin the “inui” (affliction—fasting) already on the 9th of Tishrei: “and you shall afflict your souls on the ninth day of the month in the evening.” Since the Yom Kippur fast begins only on the 10th of Tishrei, the Sages saw this as a hint that one who eats on the 9th is considered to have fasted both on the 9th and on the 10th. Kabbalah teaches that by eating on Erev Yom Kippur, a person performs various tikkunim. Every piece of food eaten on Erev Yom Kippur was considered a mitzvah. For this reason, the Gedolei Yisrael would snack throughout the entire day. It is a good custom to eat fish at one of the meals on this day, based on a passage in Bereishit Rabbah. 2. A segula for finding a shidduch from Rabbi Yonatan Eybeschütz on the 9th of Tishrei Details here: 7 Seudot Before Yom Kippur Corresponding to the Sheva Brachot – A Segula for Finding One’s Match 3. The table on Yom Kippur The home should be festive even on Yom Kippur. A “kisui challot” (a cloth covering the challot) should be placed on the table, with all the books we read and studied throughout the year placed beneath it, to show Hashem that this is our sustenance, our “mazon.” 4. The Musaf prayer on Yom Kippur During the Musaf prayer, in “Keter Yitenu Lecha,” when the chazzan says “Ayeh,” one may whisper a request for one of three things: parnassah, Ruach HaKodesh, or righteous children. The holy Ari says that only one ratzon (request) will be answered from Heaven. Chazal advise dividing the three requests over three days: on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, one should ask for one request; on the second day of Rosh Hashanah, for the second request; and on Yom Kippur, for the third request. (compiled by the website from the lessons of the Gaon Rabbi Yitzchak Cohen, a disciple of “Matok mi-Dvash”)

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Yom Kippur Segulot

Yom Kippur Segulot of the Gaon Rabbi Yitzchak Cohen, a disciple of “Matok mi-Dvash”

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