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'''Ne'ila''', (lit. ''locking'') the ''concluding service'', is a special [[Jewish services|Jewish prayer service]] that is held only on [[Yom Kippur]]. It is the time when final prayers of repentance are recited at the closing of Yom Kippur. Ne'ila consists of [[Ashrei]], Uva L'Tzion (both of which are postponed from [[Mincha]] when they are normally recited), [[Amidah]] with [[Selichot]] and an abbreviated [[Vidui#In prayer|Vidui]], and [[Avinu Malkeinu]]. Neilah marks the fifth Amidah of the Day of Atonement, the only such occasion in the Hebrew calendar in which there are so many services. The [[shofar]] is blown at the end of Ne'ila. During the leader's repetition of the Ne'ila Amidah, the [[Torah ark|ark ''(Aron Kodesh'' or ''Hechal)'']] remains open, and it is traditional to stand throughout the service. |
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'''Ne'ila''' ({{lang-he|נְעִילָה|lit=locking}}), the ''concluding service'', is a special [[Jewish services|Jewish prayer service]] that is held only on [[Yom Kippur]].<ref>According to Talmudic law, Ne'ilah is recited on all public fast days, see Taanit 26a. Nevertheless, the universal practice since the times of the [[Geonim]] has been to recite it only on Yom Kippur.</ref> It is the time when final prayers of repentance are recited at the closing of Yom Kippur. Neilah marks the fifth [[Amidah]] of Yom Kippur, the only such occasion in the Hebrew calendar in which there are so many services. |
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The service can also conclude with a [[Havdalah]] ceremony, similar to that concluding [[Shabbat|Sabbath]]. Yom Kippur is ended in the same style as Sabbath: separating the holy from the everyday.Neila is also performed on Rosh Hashana the jewish New year. |
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In the Ashkenazic and Hassidic rites, Ne'ila begins with [[Ashrei]] and Uva L'Tzion, both of which are postponed from [[Mincha]], when they are normally recited on [[Shabbat]] and [[Jewish holidays|Festivals]]. In most other rites, [[Ashrei]] and Uva L'Tzion are recited as normal at Mincha, and Ashrei alone is repeated at the beginning of Ne'ila. This is followed by [[Amidah]] with [[Selichot]] and an abbreviated [[Vidui#In prayer|Vidui]]; in the Ashkenazic rite, it concludes with [[Avinu Malkeinu]]. In Sephardic practice, it begins with the hymn [[El Nora Alila]]. The [[shofar]] is blown and the song ''[[L'Shana Haba'ah]]'' is sung at the end of Ne'ila. |
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In the Eastern Ashkenazic rite, the [[Torah ark|ark ''(Aron Kodesh'' or ''Hechal)'']] remains open during the leader's repetition of the Ne'ila Amidah, and it is traditional to stand throughout the service. In the Western Ashkenazic rite, like in all of the prayers of Yom Kippur, the ark is open for the entire repetition of the Amidah except it is closed for Kedushah and Birkat Kohanim; most do not stand when it is open. While throughout the [[High Holy Days]], Jews pray to be "''written''" in the Book of Life, during Ne'ila in all such prayers the word 'write' (Hebrew ''katav'' כתב) is replaced by 'seal' (Hebrew ''ḥatam'' חתם).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/neilah|title=Neilah Judaism|publisher=Britannica.com}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:23, 1 October 2023
Ne'ila (Hebrew: נְעִילָה, lit. 'locking'), the concluding service, is a special Jewish prayer service that is held only on Yom Kippur.[1] It is the time when final prayers of repentance are recited at the closing of Yom Kippur. Neilah marks the fifth Amidah of Yom Kippur, the only such occasion in the Hebrew calendar in which there are so many services.
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In the Ashkenazic and Hassidic rites, Ne'ila begins with Ashrei and Uva L'Tzion, both of which are postponed from Mincha, when they are normally recited on Shabbat and Festivals. In most other rites, Ashrei and Uva L'Tzion are recited as normal at Mincha, and Ashrei alone is repeated at the beginning of Ne'ila. This is followed by Amidah with Selichot and an abbreviated Vidui; in the Ashkenazic rite, it concludes with Avinu Malkeinu. In Sephardic practice, it begins with the hymn El Nora Alila. The shofar is blown and the song L'Shana Haba'ah is sung at the end of Ne'ila.
In the Eastern Ashkenazic rite, the ark (Aron Kodesh or Hechal) remains open during the leader's repetition of the Ne'ila Amidah, and it is traditional to stand throughout the service. In the Western Ashkenazic rite, like in all of the prayers of Yom Kippur, the ark is open for the entire repetition of the Amidah except it is closed for Kedushah and Birkat Kohanim; most do not stand when it is open. While throughout the High Holy Days, Jews pray to be "written" in the Book of Life, during Ne'ila in all such prayers the word 'write' (Hebrew katav כתב) is replaced by 'seal' (Hebrew ḥatam חתם).[2]
References
- ^ According to Talmudic law, Ne'ilah is recited on all public fast days, see Taanit 26a. Nevertheless, the universal practice since the times of the Geonim has been to recite it only on Yom Kippur.
- ^ "Neilah Judaism". Britannica.com.
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