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Yeshivish glossary term

erev Yom Kippur

ערב יום כיפור

Meaning

  • day before Yom Kippur

Usage and context

Associated with preparations, meals, requests for forgiveness, and other customs.

Category
High Holidays
Language origin
Hebrew

Example in Yeshivish

We eat well on erev Yom Kippur.

Plain-English example

We eat before the Yom Kippur fast begins.