{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"\u05d4\u05de\u05e1\u05d5\u05e8\u05ea \u05d4\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d3\u05d9\u05ea","provider_url":"https:\/\/yahadut.org\/en\/","author_name":"Dmitry Kagan","author_url":"https:\/\/yahadut.org\/en\/author\/dk\/","title":"Praying Together with Sinners -","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"QoJJmdQM5c\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yahadut.org\/en\/shabbat-and-festivals\/yom-kippur\/praying-together-with-sinners\/\">Praying Together with Sinners<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/yahadut.org\/en\/shabbat-and-festivals\/yom-kippur\/praying-together-with-sinners\/embed\/#?secret=QoJJmdQM5c\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Praying Together with Sinners&#8221; &#8212; \u05d4\u05de\u05e1\u05d5\u05e8\u05ea \u05d4\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d3\u05d9\u05ea\" data-secret=\"QoJJmdQM5c\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/yahadut.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/yahadut.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/06-35-07.jpeg","thumbnail_width":1620,"thumbnail_height":1080,"description":"At the beginning of Yom Kippur, right before Kol Nidrei, two Torah scrolls are taken out and held. The cantor declares, \u201cWith the agreement of God and the agreement of the community, in the heavenly council and in the council of earth, we give leave to pray with the transgressors among us.\u201d This introductory declaration is an appropriate way to start the fast. During Yom Kippur, the holiness of every Jew\u2019s soul is revealed. Therefore, it is a day of amnesty. Even people who act sinfully all year long, with whom we might normally prefer not to pray, are invited to join the congregation. Our Sages state, \u201cAny fast in which the sinners of Israel do not participate is not a fast\u201d (Keritut 6b). Each and every Jew has a divine spark that is uniquely theirs. Those Jews distant from tradition have particularly valuable sparks that are hard to access. ..."}