Ask the Rabbi
- Shabbat and Holidays
- Yom Kippur
- General Questions
Question
How do you acknowledge Yom Kippur - do you say happy Yom Kippur?
Answer
The standard greeting, which applies from Rosh HaShana through Yom Kippur, is "G'mar Chatima Tova" which means (may you have) completion of a good inscription and seal.

Why not commemorate 2 days of Yom Kippur/Tisha bAv w/o Fast
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Av 14, 5781

Feeling bad on Yom Kippur
Rabbi Elchanan Lewis | Elul 25, 5768

Maftir Yonah
Various Rabbis | 9 Cheshvan 5764















