{"id":89780,"date":"2025-09-26T13:38:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T18:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=89780"},"modified":"2025-09-26T13:50:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T18:50:05","slug":"yoma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/yoma\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By RABBI JOSEPH H. PROUSER<\/p>\n<p>The tractate of Talmud dealing with Yom Kippur is titled \u201cYoma\u201d \u2013 meaning, \u201cThe Day.\u201d&nbsp; This signifies the profound importance and sanctity of Yom Kippur. \u201cYoma\u201d also reflects the principle that \u201cThe Day\u201d itself provides atonement, even without \u201cTeshuvah\u201d \u2013 even without the repentance of the sinner.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Prouser_Joseph.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-40581 size-thumbnail lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Prouser_Joseph-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Prouser_Joseph-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Prouser_Joseph-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-40581 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Prouser_Joseph-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Prouser_Joseph-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Prouser_Joseph-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>Rabbi Yehuda Ha-Nasi, for example, taught that there is a greater measure of atonement and forgiveness bestowed by \u201cThe Day\u201d even in the absence of Teshuvah&#8230; than by sincere Teshuvah without \u201cThe Day\u201d of Yom Kippur (Yoma 85b)! According to him, there are only three exceptions to the power of Yom Kippur unilaterally to grant atonement. No such forgiveness is provided (absent true repentance) for the sins of: denying the existence of God; for offering heretical interpretations of the Torah; nor for neglecting the covenantal obligation of circumcision (Shevuot 13a).<\/p>\n<p>The mere arrival of Yom Kippur thus atones for even very grave transgressions&#8230; but only for offenses against God. If we have offended fellow mortals, we are obligated to ask their forgiveness&#8230; to make things right. Having once offended Rabbi Chanina, Rav spent thirteen years seeking reconciliation, calling upon Chanina annually on the Eve of Yom Kippur (Yoma 87b)!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Day\u201d is approaching. May we be grateful for its unique power.<\/p>\n<p>Now it\u2019s time for us to do our part.<\/p>\n<p><em>Rabbi Joseph H. Prouser is the rabbi of Temple Emanuel of North Jersey and the editor of \u201cMasorti: The New Journal of Conservative Judaism.<\/em>\u201d&nbsp;<em>The latest edition of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/masortijournal.org\/masorti-journal-vol-68-no-2\/\">Masorti<\/a>&nbsp;was published online in December of 2024. 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