Kippur 5787

Yom Kippur falls on the tenth day of the month of Tishri, ten days after New Year’s Eve. It is called the “Day of Atonement,” the day on which all Jews fast for over twenty-four hours to atone for the sins committed during the past year.
The fast ends after Havdalah, not after the sounding of the shofar.
All the rules of Sabbath observance apply throughout the day, plus other specific prohibitions: eating and drinking, washing (including teeth), applying cream, wearing leather shoes, and sexual intercourse.
Minors are exempt from the specific prohibitions of Yom Kippur, but in the final years preceding their bar/bat mitzvah, they are gradually educated to observe these rules. Postpartum women, pregnant women, breastfeeding women, and the sick must consult a rabbi for guidance.
On the evening of the beginning of Yom Kippur, the tallet is worn during the ‘arvit prayer (beginning while it is still daylight so that the blessing can be said: “Barukh Atta A-donai E-loenu melekh ha ‘olam asher kiddeshanu bemitzwotaw weziwwanu leitt’atef betzitzit”).
At the end of the fast, the Havdalah is performed, omitting the blessing over the incense. For the blessing on the fire (Bore meore ha-esh), a candle must be lit using a fire that has been burning since the eve of Yom Kippur.
Immediately after the end of Yom Kippur, construction of the sukkah begins.