Between September and October, the Jewish community celebrates this festival that begins at nightfall of the previous day with the sound of the shofar, a horn that calls the parishioners to meditation and introspection. It is the first day of prayer, penance and charity and begins the Yom Kippur or Day of Atonement
This religious event is to parishioners, a day of total fasting and complete cessation of its activities and has its arrival ten days of the entry of the New Year Rosh Hashanah.
With the entry of the year begins the trial of God and Judgement of the trial.
The celebration starts in the synagogue with prayer "Kol Nidre"
"All vows" whose composition is attributed to the English Jews of the time of the Visigoth King Recaredo.
Yom Kippur is a sad day. But a day of celebration and reconciliation, also known as "Fast Black".
The rites for Yom Kippur are presented in the sixteenth chapter of
Leviticus (cf. Exodus 30:10, Leviticus 23:27-31, 25:9, Numbers 29:7-11).
Listen to the sound of the Shofar
The Tekiah is a long "blow" with a light shade
The Shevarim is a set of three short "interrupted" murmurs.
The Teruah is a set of nine quick and short blows.
A combination of Tekiah, Shevarim, Theruah, finishing with a Tekiah Gedolah.
Hear the Prayer of Kol Nidrei.
Sources:
http://www.jewish-issues.com/spanish/shofar_e.html
http://www.myjewishlearning.com
