Yom Kippur – Iceland

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There are 5 inuyim on Yom Kippur – (1) eating & drinking, (2) leather shoes (3) marital relations, (4) washing, and (5) using lotions. Some would add a 6th one – sitting in shul all day. It is very uncomfortable, and the question is why? Both why do we need to do all these restrictions and what is the goal?*

Let’s take this one step further. Yom Kippur is seen as a Holiday by halacha. The Sifrei compares Yom Kippur to a “holiday” like Rosh Hashana. The GR”A points out that we light candles for Yom Kippur even