{"id":5520,"date":"2011-10-05T09:47:05","date_gmt":"2011-10-05T07:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyzohar.com\/?p=5520"},"modified":"2019-10-13T08:18:05","modified_gmt":"2019-10-13T06:18:05","slug":"how-to-have-an-easy-fast-with-better-spiritual-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?p=5520","title":{"rendered":"How to have an easy fast with better spiritual connection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"original();\">Switch to English<\/a><select onchange=\"translate(this.options[this.selectedIndex].value);\"><option value=\"es\">espa&ntilde;ol<\/option><option value=\"pt\">portugu&ecirc;s<\/option><option value=\"ru\">p&#1091;&#1089;&#1089;&#1082;&#1080;&#1081;<\/option><option value=\"it\">italiano<\/option><option value=\"fr\">fran&ccedil;ais<\/option><option value=\"ja\">&#26085;&#26412;&#35486;<\/option><option value=\"ar\">&#1593;&#1614;&#1585;&#1614;&#1576;&#1610;&#1618;<\/option><option value=\"po\">polski<\/option><option value=\"zh-CN\">&#20013;&#25991;<\/option><option value=\"ko\">&#54620;&#44397;&#50612;<\/option><option value=\"nl\">nederlands<\/option><option value=\"hi\">&#2361;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2368; <\/option><option value=\"el\">&Epsilon;&lambda;&lambda;&eta;&nu;&iota;&kappa;&#942;<\/option><option value=\"ro\">rom&acirc;n&#259;<\/option><option value=\"de\">deutsch<\/option><\/select><\/p>\n<div id=\"article\">\nYom Kippur is coming soon and we are challenged with a little bit over 25 hours of fasting and it is not so easy.\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/Leviticus.23.27?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en\" target=\"_blank\">Leviticus 23:27<\/a> &rdquo; &#1488;&#1463;&#1498;&#1456; &#1489;&#1468;&#1462;&#1506;&#1464;&#1513;&#1474;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512; &#1500;&#1463;&#1495;&#1465;&#1491;&#1462;&#1513;&#1473; &#1492;&#1463;&#1513;&#1468;&#1473;&#1456;&#1489;&#1460;&#1497;&#1506;&#1460;&#1497; &#1492;&#1463;&#1494;&#1468;&#1462;&#1492; &#1497;&#1493;&#1465;&#1501; &#1492;&#1463;&#1499;&#1468;&#1460;&#1508;&#1468;&#1467;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1492;&#1493;&#1468;&#1488;, &#1502;&#1460;&#1511;&#1456;&#1512;&#1464;&#1488;-&#1511;&#1465;&#1491;&#1462;&#1513;&#1473; &#1497;&#1460;&#1492;&#1456;&#1497;&#1462;&#1492; &#1500;&#1464;&#1499;&#1462;&#1501;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1506;&#1460;&#1504;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497;&#1514;&#1462;&#1501;, &#1488;&#1462;&#1514;-&#1504;&#1463;&#1508;&#1456;&#1513;&#1473;&#1465;&#1514;&#1461;&#1497;&#1499;&#1462;&#1501;&rdquo; &rdquo; Also the tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement; it shall be a holy [called] assembly, and you shall afflict yourselves [by fasting in penitence and humility] and present an offering made by fire to the Lord.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The word for &lsquo;afflict yourself&rsquo; is &#1493;&#1456;&#1506;&#1460;&#1504;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497;&#1514;&#1462;&#1501;.It makes two words, &#1506;&#1504;&#1497;  and &#1493;&#1514;&#1501; that mean &lsquo;poor&rsquo; and &lsquo;pure&rsquo;. The instruction here is that on Yom Kippur, we should prepare our vessel to receive 5 &lsquo;meals&rsquo; of light for the coming year. If our body is busy with consumption of food, it disconnects from the high spiritual energy that is available on this special day. The poorness that we need to experience is on having an empty vessel that is full of desire for the light. We should be pure in our consciousness. Our thoughts should focus only about the light we receive. All other mundane thoughts corrupt and disconnect us from receiving the light.<\/p>\n<p>To have the best possible connection we should put our body in balance so we won&rsquo;t be occupied with its desire for food. If it does happen, then we should transform the desire for food and drink to a desire to receive the light instead.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links to related articles<\/strong><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rabbishimon.com\/?p=1139\" title=\"Yom Kippur, Kapparot, Animal killing, Sacrifices, Purification\">Yom Kippur, Kapparot, Animal killing, Sacrifices, Purification<\/a> http:\/\/rabbishimon.com\/?p=1139<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rabbishimon.com\/?p=443\" title=\"Yom HaKippurim -5 meals- all you can eat\">Yom HaKippurim -5 meals- all you can eat<\/a> http:\/\/rabbishimon.com\/?p=443<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preparation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the Holy Ari, on the day that leads to the fast we should eat double portions. With that we expand our vessel so the greater lack of food will be replaced with pure light.<\/p>\n<p>The meal before starting the fast, should be eaten early enough to give the body the opportunity to settle the food in the stomach. Eat the types of food that will not dry your mouth or increase thirst.<\/p>\n<p>The Holy Ari gave us a special meditation for the last cup of water that we drink. This will balance the water in our body and allow an easy fast. Nothing should enter our body until the fast ends.<\/p>\n<p>We prepare a full cup of water that we can finish in 9 sips. It doesn&rsquo;t have to be big, just make sure that you can finish it in the last sip. You should be standing while doing it.<\/p>\n<p>Place the cup in front of you. On each of the following steps you turn the cup half a turn counter clockwise,  meditate on the Sefirah related to that step and  take a sip of water.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Right Column&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The Sefirot of Chokmah, Chessed, and Netzach. &#1495;&#1495;&#1503;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=right-column\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Right Column<\/a><\/strong><br>\n   1. <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Chessed&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Chessed &#1495;&#1505;&#1491;. represents the Right column of the Tree of Life.&#1495;&#1505;&#1491; = 72&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=chessed\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Chessed<\/a> of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Chessed&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Chessed &#1495;&#1505;&#1491;. represents the Right column of the Tree of Life.&#1495;&#1505;&#1491; = 72&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=chessed\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Chessed<\/a><br>\n   2. <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Gevurah&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Gevurah &#1490;&#1489;&#1493;&#1512;&#1492;. represents the Left column of the Tree of Life.&#1490;&#1489;&#1493;&#1512;&#1492; = 216&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=gevurah\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Gevurah<\/a> of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Chessed&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Chessed &#1495;&#1505;&#1491;. represents the Right column of the Tree of Life.&#1495;&#1505;&#1491; = 72&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=chessed\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Chessed<\/a><br>\n   3. <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Tiferet&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Tiferet &#1514;&#1508;&#1488;&#1512;&#1514; &#1514;&amp;quot;&#1514; represents the Center Column\/Line of the Tree of Life. Also, Zeir Anpin&#1514;&#1508;&#1488;&#1512;&#1514; = 1081 The Torah represents Zeir Anpin which connects us to Binah.Tiferet means &amp;#039;Glory&amp;#039; as in &amp;quot;the Glory of YHVH.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;&#1499;&#1489;&#1493;&#1491; &#1497;&#1492;&#1493;&#1492;&amp;quot;.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=tiferet\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Tiferet<\/a> of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Chessed&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Chessed &#1495;&#1505;&#1491;. represents the Right column of the Tree of Life.&#1495;&#1505;&#1491; = 72&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=chessed\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Chessed<\/a><br>\n<strong><a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Left Column&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The Sefirot of Binah, Gevurah, and Hod. &#1489;&#1490;&#1492;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=left-column\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Left Column<\/a><\/strong><br>\n   4. <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Chessed&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Chessed &#1495;&#1505;&#1491;. represents the Right column of the Tree of Life.&#1495;&#1505;&#1491; = 72&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=chessed\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Chessed<\/a> of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Gevurah&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Gevurah &#1490;&#1489;&#1493;&#1512;&#1492;. represents the Left column of the Tree of Life.&#1490;&#1489;&#1493;&#1512;&#1492; = 216&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=gevurah\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Gevurah<\/a><br>\n   5. <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Gevurah&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Gevurah &#1490;&#1489;&#1493;&#1512;&#1492;. represents the Left column of the Tree of Life.&#1490;&#1489;&#1493;&#1512;&#1492; = 216&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=gevurah\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Gevurah<\/a> of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Gevurah&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Gevurah &#1490;&#1489;&#1493;&#1512;&#1492;. represents the Left column of the Tree of Life.&#1490;&#1489;&#1493;&#1512;&#1492; = 216&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=gevurah\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Gevurah<\/a><br>\n   6. <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Tiferet&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Tiferet &#1514;&#1508;&#1488;&#1512;&#1514; &#1514;&amp;quot;&#1514; represents the Center Column\/Line of the Tree of Life. Also, Zeir Anpin&#1514;&#1508;&#1488;&#1512;&#1514; = 1081 The Torah represents Zeir Anpin which connects us to Binah.Tiferet means &amp;#039;Glory&amp;#039; as in &amp;quot;the Glory of YHVH.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;&#1499;&#1489;&#1493;&#1491; &#1497;&#1492;&#1493;&#1492;&amp;quot;.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=tiferet\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Tiferet<\/a> of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Gevurah&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Gevurah &#1490;&#1489;&#1493;&#1512;&#1492;. represents the Left column of the Tree of Life.&#1490;&#1489;&#1493;&#1512;&#1492; = 216&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=gevurah\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Gevurah<\/a><br>\n<strong>Central Column<\/strong><br>\n   7. <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Chessed&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Chessed &#1495;&#1505;&#1491;. represents the Right column of the Tree of Life.&#1495;&#1505;&#1491; = 72&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=chessed\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Chessed<\/a> of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Tiferet&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Tiferet &#1514;&#1508;&#1488;&#1512;&#1514; &#1514;&amp;quot;&#1514; represents the Center Column\/Line of the Tree of Life. Also, Zeir Anpin&#1514;&#1508;&#1488;&#1512;&#1514; = 1081 The Torah represents Zeir Anpin which connects us to Binah.Tiferet means &amp;#039;Glory&amp;#039; as in &amp;quot;the Glory of YHVH.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;&#1499;&#1489;&#1493;&#1491; &#1497;&#1492;&#1493;&#1492;&amp;quot;.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=tiferet\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Tiferet<\/a><br>\n   8. <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Gevurah&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Gevurah &#1490;&#1489;&#1493;&#1512;&#1492;. represents the Left column of the Tree of Life.&#1490;&#1489;&#1493;&#1512;&#1492; = 216&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=gevurah\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Gevurah<\/a> of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Tiferet&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Tiferet &#1514;&#1508;&#1488;&#1512;&#1514; &#1514;&amp;quot;&#1514; represents the Center Column\/Line of the Tree of Life. Also, Zeir Anpin&#1514;&#1508;&#1488;&#1512;&#1514; = 1081 The Torah represents Zeir Anpin which connects us to Binah.Tiferet means &amp;#039;Glory&amp;#039; as in &amp;quot;the Glory of YHVH.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;&#1499;&#1489;&#1493;&#1491; &#1497;&#1492;&#1493;&#1492;&amp;quot;.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=tiferet\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Tiferet<\/a><br>\n   9. <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Tiferet&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Tiferet &#1514;&#1508;&#1488;&#1512;&#1514; &#1514;&amp;quot;&#1514; represents the Center Column\/Line of the Tree of Life. Also, Zeir Anpin&#1514;&#1508;&#1488;&#1512;&#1514; = 1081 The Torah represents Zeir Anpin which connects us to Binah.Tiferet means &amp;#039;Glory&amp;#039; as in &amp;quot;the Glory of YHVH.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;&#1499;&#1489;&#1493;&#1491; &#1497;&#1492;&#1493;&#1492;&amp;quot;.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=tiferet\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Tiferet<\/a> of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Tiferet&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Tiferet &#1514;&#1508;&#1488;&#1512;&#1514; &#1514;&amp;quot;&#1514; represents the Center Column\/Line of the Tree of Life. Also, Zeir Anpin&#1514;&#1508;&#1488;&#1512;&#1514; = 1081 The Torah represents Zeir Anpin which connects us to Binah.Tiferet means &amp;#039;Glory&amp;#039; as in &amp;quot;the Glory of YHVH.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;&#1499;&#1489;&#1493;&#1491; &#1497;&#1492;&#1493;&#1492;&amp;quot;.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=tiferet\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Tiferet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With the last one you finish drinking the water. Nothing else should be consumed afterward, not even water.<br>\nIf you do it with other people then one can announce the steps a loud but all should turn their cups as described.<\/p>\n<p>Share the knowledge with your friends and social networks, to help them have the best Yom Kippur day. Click on the sharing links below.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"translation\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yom Kippur is coming soon and we are challenged with a little bit over 25 hours of fasting and it is not so easy.<\/p>\n<p>Leviticus 23:27 &quot; &#1488;&#1463;&#1498;&#1456; &#1489;&#1468;&#1462;&#1506;&#1464;&#1513;&#1474;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512; &#1500;&#1463;&#1495;&#1465;&#1491;&#1462;&#1513;&#1473; &#1492;&#1463;&#1513;&#1468;&#1473;&#1456;&#1489;&#1460;&#1497;&#1506;&#1460;&#1497; &#1492;&#1463;&#1494;&#1468;&#1462;&#1492; &#1497;&#1493;&#1465;&#1501; &#1492;&#1463;&#1499;&#1468;&#1460;&#1508;&#1468;&#1467;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1492;&#1493;&#1468;&#1488;, &#1502;&#1460;&#1511;&#1456;&#1512;&#1464;&#1488;-&#1511;&#1465;&#1491;&#1462;&#1513;&#1473; &#1497;&#1460;&#1492;&#1456;&#1497;&#1462;&#1492; &#1500;&#1464;&#1499;&#1462;&#1501;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1506;&#1460;&#1504;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497;&#1514;&#1462;&#1501;, &#1488;&#1462;&#1514;-&#1504;&#1463;&#1508;&#1456;&#1513;&#1473;&#1465;&#1514;&#1461;&#1497;&#1499;&#1462;&#1501;&quot; &quot; Also the tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement; it shall be a holy [called] assembly, and you shall afflict yourselves [by fasting in penitence and humility] and present an offering made by fire to the Lord.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The word for &lsquo;afflict yourself&rsquo; is &#1493;&#1456;&#1506;&#1460;&#1504;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497;&#1514;&#1462;&#1501;.It makes two words, &#1506;&#1504;&#1497;  and &#1493;&#1514;&#1501; that mean &lsquo;poor&rsquo; and &lsquo;pure&rsquo;. The instruction here is that on Yom Kippur, we should prepare our vessel to receive 5 &lsquo;meals&rsquo; of light for the coming year. If our body is busy with consumption of food, it disconnects from the high spiritual energy that is available on this special day. The poorness that we need to experience is on having an empty vessel that is full of desire for the light. We should be pure in our consciousness. Our thoughts should focus only about the light we receive. All other mundane thoughts corrupt and disconnect us from receiving the light.<\/p>\n<p>To have the best possible connection we should put our body in balance so we won&rsquo;t be occupied with its desire for food. If it does happen, then we should transform the desire for food and drink to a desire to receive the light instead.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links to related articles<\/strong><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rabbishimon.com\/?p=1139\" title=\"Yom Kippur, Kapparot, Animal killing, Sacrifices, Purification\">Yom Kippur, Kapparot, Animal killing, Sacrifices, Purification<\/a> http:\/\/rabbishimon.com\/?p=1139<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rabbishimon.com\/?p=443\" title=\"Yom HaKippurim -5 meals- all you can eat\">Yom HaKippurim -5 meals- all you can eat<\/a> http:\/\/rabbishimon.com\/?p=443<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preparation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the Holy Ari, on the day that leads to the fast we should eat double portions. With that we expand our vessel so the greater lack of food will be replaced with pure light.<\/p>\n<p>The meal before starting the fast, should be eaten early enough to give the body the opportunity to settle the food in the stomach. Eat the types of food that will not dry your mouth or increase thirst.<\/p>\n<p>The Holy Ari gave us a special meditation for the last cup of water that we drink. This will balance the water in our body and allow an easy fast. Nothing should enter our body until the fast ends.<\/p>\n<p>We prepare a full cup of water that we can finish in 9 sips. It doesn&rsquo;t have to be big, just make sure that you can finish it in the last sip. You should be standing while doing it.<\/p>\n<p>Place the cup in front of you. On each of the following steps you turn the cup half a turn counter clockwise,  meditate on the Sefirah related to that step and  take a sip of water.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Right Column&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The Sefirot of Chokmah, Chessed, and Netzach. &#1495;&#1495;&#1503;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=right-column\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Right Column<\/a><\/strong><br>\n   1. <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Chessed&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Chessed &#1495;&#1505;&#1491;. represents the Right column of the Tree of Life.&#1495;&#1505;&#1491; = 72&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=chessed\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Chessed<\/a> of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Chessed&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Chessed &#1495;&#1505;&#1491;. represents the Right column of the Tree of Life.&#1495;&#1505;&#1491; = 72&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=chessed\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Chessed<\/a><br>\n   2. <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Gevurah&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Gevurah &#1490;&#1489;&#1493;&#1512;&#1492;. represents the Left column of the Tree of Life.&#1490;&#1489;&#1493;&#1512;&#1492; = 216&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=gevurah\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Gevurah<\/a> of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Chessed&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Chessed &#1495;&#1505;&#1491;. represents the Right column of the Tree of Life.&#1495;&#1505;&#1491; = 72&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=chessed\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Chessed<\/a><br>\n   3. <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Tiferet&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Tiferet &#1514;&#1508;&#1488;&#1512;&#1514; &#1514;&amp;quot;&#1514; represents the Center Column\/Line of the Tree of Life. Also, Zeir Anpin&#1514;&#1508;&#1488;&#1512;&#1514; = 1081 The Torah represents Zeir Anpin which connects us to Binah.Tiferet means &amp;#039;Glory&amp;#039; as in &amp;quot;the Glory of YHVH.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;&#1499;&#1489;&#1493;&#1491; &#1497;&#1492;&#1493;&#1492;&amp;quot;.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=tiferet\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Tiferet<\/a> of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Chessed&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Chessed &#1495;&#1505;&#1491;. represents the Right column of the Tree of Life.&#1495;&#1505;&#1491; = 72&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=chessed\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Chessed<\/a><br>\n<strong><a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Left Column&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The Sefirot of Binah, Gevurah, and Hod. &#1489;&#1490;&#1492;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=left-column\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Left Column<\/a><\/strong><br>\n   4. <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Chessed&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Chessed &#1495;&#1505;&#1491;. represents the Right column of the Tree of Life.&#1495;&#1505;&#1491; = 72&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=chessed\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Chessed<\/a> of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Gevurah&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Gevurah &#1490;&#1489;&#1493;&#1512;&#1492;. represents the Left column of the Tree of Life.&#1490;&#1489;&#1493;&#1512;&#1492; = 216&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=gevurah\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Gevurah<\/a><br>\n   5. <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Gevurah&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Gevurah &#1490;&#1489;&#1493;&#1512;&#1492;. represents the Left column of the Tree of Life.&#1490;&#1489;&#1493;&#1512;&#1492; = 216&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=gevurah\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Gevurah<\/a> of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Gevurah&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Gevurah &#1490;&#1489;&#1493;&#1512;&#1492;. represents the Left column of the Tree of Life.&#1490;&#1489;&#1493;&#1512;&#1492; = 216&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=gevurah\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Gevurah<\/a><br>\n   6. <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Tiferet&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Tiferet &#1514;&#1508;&#1488;&#1512;&#1514; &#1514;&amp;quot;&#1514; represents the Center Column\/Line of the Tree of Life. Also, Zeir Anpin&#1514;&#1508;&#1488;&#1512;&#1514; = 1081 The Torah represents Zeir Anpin which connects us to Binah.Tiferet means &amp;#039;Glory&amp;#039; as in &amp;quot;the Glory of YHVH.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;&#1499;&#1489;&#1493;&#1491; &#1497;&#1492;&#1493;&#1492;&amp;quot;.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=tiferet\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Tiferet<\/a> of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Gevurah&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Gevurah &#1490;&#1489;&#1493;&#1512;&#1492;. represents the Left column of the Tree of Life.&#1490;&#1489;&#1493;&#1512;&#1492; = 216&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=gevurah\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Gevurah<\/a><br>\n<strong>Central Column<\/strong><br>\n   7. <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Chessed&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Chessed &#1495;&#1505;&#1491;. represents the Right column of the Tree of Life.&#1495;&#1505;&#1491; = 72&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=chessed\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Chessed<\/a> of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Tiferet&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Tiferet &#1514;&#1508;&#1488;&#1512;&#1514; &#1514;&amp;quot;&#1514; represents the Center Column\/Line of the Tree of Life. Also, Zeir Anpin&#1514;&#1508;&#1488;&#1512;&#1514; = 1081 The Torah represents Zeir Anpin which connects us to Binah.Tiferet means &amp;#039;Glory&amp;#039; as in &amp;quot;the Glory of YHVH.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;&#1499;&#1489;&#1493;&#1491; &#1497;&#1492;&#1493;&#1492;&amp;quot;.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=tiferet\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Tiferet<\/a><br>\n   8. <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Gevurah&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Gevurah &#1490;&#1489;&#1493;&#1512;&#1492;. represents the Left column of the Tree of Life.&#1490;&#1489;&#1493;&#1512;&#1492; = 216&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=gevurah\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Gevurah<\/a> of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Tiferet&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Tiferet &#1514;&#1508;&#1488;&#1512;&#1514; &#1514;&amp;quot;&#1514; represents the Center Column\/Line of the Tree of Life. Also, Zeir Anpin&#1514;&#1508;&#1488;&#1512;&#1514; = 1081 The Torah represents Zeir Anpin which connects us to Binah.Tiferet means &amp;#039;Glory&amp;#039; as in &amp;quot;the Glory of YHVH.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;&#1499;&#1489;&#1493;&#1491; &#1497;&#1492;&#1493;&#1492;&amp;quot;.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=tiferet\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Tiferet<\/a><br>\n   9. <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Tiferet&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Tiferet &#1514;&#1508;&#1488;&#1512;&#1514; &#1514;&amp;quot;&#1514; represents the Center Column\/Line of the Tree of Life. Also, Zeir Anpin&#1514;&#1508;&#1488;&#1512;&#1514; = 1081 The Torah represents Zeir Anpin which connects us to Binah.Tiferet means &amp;#039;Glory&amp;#039; as in &amp;quot;the Glory of YHVH.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;&#1499;&#1489;&#1493;&#1491; &#1497;&#1492;&#1493;&#1492;&amp;quot;.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=tiferet\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Tiferet<\/a> of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Tiferet&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Tiferet &#1514;&#1508;&#1488;&#1512;&#1514; &#1514;&amp;quot;&#1514; represents the Center Column\/Line of the Tree of Life. Also, Zeir Anpin&#1514;&#1508;&#1488;&#1512;&#1514; = 1081 The Torah represents Zeir Anpin which connects us to Binah.Tiferet means &amp;#039;Glory&amp;#039; as in &amp;quot;the Glory of YHVH.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;&#1499;&#1489;&#1493;&#1491; &#1497;&#1492;&#1493;&#1492;&amp;quot;.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=tiferet\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Tiferet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With the last one you finish drinking the water. Nothing else should be consumed afterward, not even water.<br>\nIf you do it with other people then one can announce the steps a loud but all should turn their cups as described.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?p=5520\"> Click here to read the article on the site, print it or download as PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Share the knowledge with your friends and social networks, to help them have the best Yom Kippur day. Click forward.<\/p>\n<p>Chatimah Tovah,<br>\n<a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Zion&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Zion is the connecting point of Yessod of Malchut. It is called &amp;quot;Mount Zion&rdquo; because it is the higher level where we can see the Light. It is the center of the world. The first letter of &#1497;&#1505;&#1493;&#1491;,&nbsp;Yessod, is Yod to tell us that it includes the light from the highest level. The word &#1497;&#1505;&#1493;&#1491; has a numerical value of 80 to tell us that it is spread from the level of Chokmah&nbsp;down with the ability to connect to&nbsp;Malchut. Jerusalem is Malchut and below Yesod.Jerusalem of the lower level is dark without the light from the &lsquo;Mount of Zion&rsquo; that brings completion and fulfillment.Jerusalem is considered &amp;#039;sick&amp;#039; without the constant flow of Light from the Holy Temple. That is why Jerusalem is a code word for the soul&rsquo;s yearning for the light, feeling sick without it.This aspect is revealed in the name &amp;#039;Jerusalem&amp;#039; itself (Check the term Jerusalem).&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=zion\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Zion<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11021,4,75],"tags":[376,1917,2180,234,860],"class_list":["post-5520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-holidays","category-main","category-meditation-daily-zohar","tag-fasting","tag-leviticus-23","tag-the-holy-ari","tag-yom-kippur","tag-yom-kippurim","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.5 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to have an easy fast with better spiritual connection - Daily Zohar<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to have an easy fast with better spiritual connection\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Yom Kippur is coming soon and we are challenged with a little bit over 25 hours of fasting and it is not so easy. Leviticus 23:27 &quot; &#1488;&#1463;&#1498;&#1456; &#1489;&#1468;&#1462;&#1506;&#1464;&#1513;&#1474;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512; &#1500;&#1463;&#1495;&#1465;&#1491;&#1462;&#1513;&#1473; &#1492;&#1463;&#1513;&#1468;&#1473;&#1456;&#1489;&#1460;&#1497;&#1506;&#1460;&#1497; &#1492;&#1463;&#1494;&#1468;&#1462;&#1492; &#1497;&#1493;&#1465;&#1501; &#1492;&#1463;&#1499;&#1468;&#1460;&#1508;&#1468;&#1467;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1492;&#1493;&#1468;&#1488;, &#1502;&#1460;&#1511;&#1456;&#1512;&#1464;&#1488;-&#1511;&#1465;&#1491;&#1462;&#1513;&#1473; &#1497;&#1460;&#1492;&#1456;&#1497;&#1462;&#1492; &#1500;&#1464;&#1499;&#1462;&#1501;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1506;&#1460;&#1504;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497;&#1514;&#1462;&#1501;, &#1488;&#1462;&#1514;-&#1504;&#1463;&#1508;&#1456;&#1513;&#1473;&#1465;&#1514;&#1461;&#1497;&#1499;&#1462;&#1501;&quot; &quot; Also the tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement; it shall be a holy [called] assembly, and you shall afflict yourselves [by fasting in penitence and humility] and present an offering made by fire to the Lord.&quot; The word for &#039;afflict yourself&#039; is &#1493;&#1456;&#1506;&#1460;&#1504;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497;&#1514;&#1462;&#1501;.It makes two words, &#1506;&#1504;&#1497; and &#1493;&#1514;&#1501; that mean &#039;poor&#039; and &#039;pure&#039;. The instruction here is that on Yom Kippur, we should prepare our vessel to receive 5 &#039;meals&#039; of light for the coming year. If our body is busy with consumption of food, it disconnects from the high spiritual energy that is available on this special day. The poorness that we need to experience is on having an empty vessel that is full of desire for the light. We should be pure in our consciousness. Our thoughts should focus only about the light we receive. All other mundane thoughts corrupt and disconnect us from receiving the light. To have the best possible connection we should put our body in balance so we won&#039;t be occupied with its desire for food. If it does happen, then we should transform the desire for food and drink to a desire to receive the light instead. Links to related articles Yom Kippur, Kapparot, Animal killing, Sacrifices, Purification http:\/\/rabbishimon.com\/?p=1139 Yom HaKippurim -5 meals- all you can eat http:\/\/rabbishimon.com\/?p=443 Preparation: According to the Holy Ari, on the day that leads to the fast we should eat double portions. With that we expand our vessel so the greater lack of food will be replaced with pure light. The meal before starting the fast, should be eaten early enough to give the body the opportunity to settle the food in the stomach. Eat the types of food that will not dry your mouth or increase thirst. The Holy Ari gave us a special meditation for the last cup of water that we drink. This will balance the water in our body and allow an easy fast. Nothing should enter our body until the fast ends. We prepare a full cup of water that we can finish in 9 sips. It doesn&#039;t have to be big, just make sure that you can finish it in the last sip. You should be standing while doing it. Place the cup in front of you. On each of the following steps you turn the cup half a turn counter clockwise, meditate on the Sefirah related to that step and take a sip of water. Right Column  1. Chessed of Chessed  2. Gevurah of Chessed  3. Tiferet of Chessed Left Column  4. Chessed of Gevurah  5. Gevurah of Gevurah  6. Tiferet of Gevurah Central Column  7. Chessed of Tiferet  8. Gevurah of Tiferet  9. Tiferet of Tiferet With the last one you finish drinking the water. Nothing else should be consumed afterward, not even water. If you do it with other people then one can announce the steps a loud but all should turn their cups as described.  Click here to read the article on the site, print it or download as PDF Share the knowledge with your friends and social networks, to help them have the best Yom Kippur day. Click forward. 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The instruction here is that on Yom Kippur, we should prepare our vessel to receive 5 'meals' of light for the coming year. If our body is busy with consumption of food, it disconnects from the high spiritual energy that is available on this special day. The poorness that we need to experience is on having an empty vessel that is full of desire for the light. We should be pure in our consciousness. Our thoughts should focus only about the light we receive. All other mundane thoughts corrupt and disconnect us from receiving the light. To have the best possible connection we should put our body in balance so we won't be occupied with its desire for food. If it does happen, then we should transform the desire for food and drink to a desire to receive the light instead. 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