Ne’ilah

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Ne’ilah is the concluding prayer service of Yom Kippur, marked by a final, intense plea for divine mercy as the Day of Atonement ends.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ne’ilah canonical 2
Bo’i Kallah 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish prayer service
Yom Kippur service
associatedGesture open ark for extended periods in many communities
associatedPractice standing for much of the service in some communities
associatedWith Day of Atonement
linked to: Yom Kippur

closing of the gates of heaven
final judgment imagery
calendarRelation ends at nightfall of 10 Tishrei
concludesWith long shofar blast
proclamation of the Shema
repeated declaration “Adonai Hu HaElohim” (The Lord is God)
durationRelation shorter than other Yom Kippur services
emotionalTone intense
urgent
fastingStatusOfParticipants participants are fasting
frequency once per year
halachicStatus obligatory service in traditional halachic practice
includes Amidah
Avinu Malkeinu (in many communities)
linked to: Avinu Malkeinu

Selichot (supplicatory prayers)
linked to: Selichot

Torah reading (in some rites)
Vidui (confessional prayers)
blowing of the shofar at the end
languageOfName Hebrew
liturgicalBook Machzor for Yom Kippur
linked to: Machzor
liturgicalFunction concluding service of Yom Kippur
final prayer service of the Day of Atonement
liturgicalLanguage Hebrew
liturgicalPosition follows Mincha on Yom Kippur
musicStyle High Holy Day nusach (chant)
nameMeaning closing
observedBy Conservative Jews
Orthodox Jews
linked to: Orthodox Judaism

Reform Jews
linked to: Reform Judaism

many other Jewish denominations
occursOn Yom Kippur
partOf High Holy Day services
Yom Kippur liturgy
linked to: Yom Kippur prayers
primaryFocus final plea for divine mercy
religiousTradition Judaism
setting synagogue
spiritualSignificance closing opportunity for repentance on Yom Kippur
theme atonement
divine mercy
forgiveness
repentance
timeOfDay late afternoon
toward sunset

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amidah partOf Ne’ilah
Sabbath Queen welcomingFormula Bo’i Kallah
subject linked to: Sabbath queen
linked to: Ne’ilah