Yom Kippur has two entrances, and they complete each other. One explains why this day works: the structure hidden in a number and in the shape of the letters. The other explains what to do with it: the inner work that opens the gate before Ne'ilah. Choose where to enter.
The Gate That Opens When You See
Ne'ilah, the sealing of the year, and the vessel you carry there
The Zohar on what we have not yet seen, Michael Berg's four steps of teshuvah, Rav Berg's distinction between apologising and returning to before, and the Yom Kippur Journal for doing the work on your own.
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The Knot That Unties
Why the first connection of the most powerful day is the annulment of vows
The ancient word is not annulment, it is hatarah: to untie. Michael Berg on isur, the Din at seed level and the shevuah of the world, the three bindings the Light of Yom Kippur can break.
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The Day the Opponent Disappears
The deepest secret is kept inside a number: 364
The value of the Opponent is 364, one less than the days of the year. The windpipe, the gullet and Binah, and the mechanism of the letters: why we do not eat, and what exactly the fast undoes.
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The Last Words
What we say at the end decides what we will see all year
The day's class, with Michael Berg's two secrets: the last words of Ne'ilah and the state in which only goodness exists, Eliyahu Hanavi alone on the mountain, and the year's work of transforming body into soul.
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The Water Meditation
Prepare a full glass of water for the last moment before the fast. At each step, turn the glass half a turn counterclockwise, meditate on the combination and take a sip. Finish the water with the ninth sip.
Prepare the body without losing the intention
Before
Hydrate gradually, eat a simple meal early enough, and avoid excess salt, fat and caffeine.
During
Reduce physical exertion. The fast points toward Binah and the reduction of ego, not punishment of the body.
If the body needs help
Severe dizziness, confusion or fainting require immediate attention. Health and safety come first.
After
Break the fast gently, hydrate and eat slowly. Carry the day's consciousness into the first choice of the evening.
Important: anyone with diabetes, kidney or heart disease, who is pregnant or breastfeeding, has an acute illness, or takes medication tied to food or timing should follow individual medical guidance.
Meditation attributed to the Ari, as published by Daily Zohar. General safety recommendations based on guidance from the World Health Organization.
Thiago Moshe