Kol Nidrei means " All Vows " and is a special prayer on erev Yom Kippur and by reciting this prayer we declare all unintentional vows to null and void.

At sunset when Yom Kippur begins, we go to Shul to reflect, daven and atonement. Kol Nidrei is the first prayer on erev Yom Kippur and when we recite this prayer any vows we make and even the once we are about to make, which has been forgotten or unintentionally broken to be null and void. We have to start Yom Kippur with a clean slate.

Kol Nidrei is in Aramaic and chanted by a Chazan and is bound by the Torah scroll, carried by some of members of the community. This together serves a Beis Din, which has the authority to annul the vows of the entire community.

The Chazan will repeat the Kol Nidrei three times and with each time he will raise the volume. The three times repeat is in Beis Din the rulling to annul a vow.

Kol Nidrei is chanted with a haunty melody, this is a very old melody and it is been passed down from  generation upon generation, a spiritual journey of Yom Kippur.

When we make a vow, but turn this vow into something what is forbbiden to us, but as we are the source of this prohibition we have the power to annul the sin. Simlar to the commandments HaShem has given us and when we sin against them HaShem would judge us, He has the power to annul them and to forgive us. We ask forgiveness when we recite Kol Nidrei.

During Kol Nidrei we ask HaShem to annul any vows that might delay the coming of the Moshiach, by annuling our vows we ask HaShem in prayers to do the same, which could bring the Final Redemption.

The day of Atonement is the most holiest day of the Jewish year, which we observe with fasting and prayers, attend Shul on this day. Married men wear on this day a white kittel.

For almost 26 hours we fast, we daven and we ask forgiveness, to start anew both with HaShem and our fellow Jew.

We afflict our souls, we don't eat or drink, we do not wash nor brush our teeth, we don't wear letter shoes and no marital relations.

Yom Kippur is the holiest day of year, a day when we are closest to HaShem and to the essence of our neshama.

 it is a day to ' Afflict the Soul ' and to Atone our sins of the past year. In 'The Days of Awe' HaShem inscribes all of our names and on Yom Kippur, Judgement enters and the book will be sealed. On this day it is our last and final day, our last chance to change Judgement, this is by repent and making amends.

In ' The Days of Awe ' Yom Kippur Atones only sins between men/ women and HaShem, not sins commited against another person. As wrongdoer he/she must seek reconcilliation with the other person and this must been done before Yom Kippur.

Holy candle lighting will be the 9th of Tishrei, 18 minutes before sunset. 

A week before Yom Kippur try to drink less coffee and alchohol as deprivation could lead to withdrawal symptons and will cause headaches.

In the days leading up to Yom Kippur vary meal times schedule, when eating always on the same time every day, our body will digest when meal time approaches and when vary the meal time schedule, it will eases the hunger, which we will experience around these times.

Make sure to be fully hydeated, as it is often not the lack of food that make us feel this way, but a lack of fluid. Alcohol as mentioned earlier will dehydrate you, water will be a better option.

Best not to eat too much before fasting as overeating will not compensate for not eating. It will only make us more hungary the following morning.

Eat proper meals, containing carbohydrates and protein food high in oil as they delay emptying the stomach.

Carbohydrates like patatoes and pasta's will be most effective as Carbohydrate bonds with water and will make fasting easier.

Avoid salt and spicy food, both makes thirsty. Avoid processed food as they contain lots of salt, like canned fish, smoked fish, tomato sause and pickles.

High -fibre  food such as salades are a important part of a meal and should be on the menu of a pre- fast meal. Fruits are also high- fibre and it contains a lot of water as well.

Apart from food, the clothes we wear on Yom Kippur should not make us perspire.

While fasting it is best not to talk or think about the food we going to eat after the fast. Take a nap in between prayer service, it will make you feel a whole lot better.

Have an easy fast.