{"id":9405,"date":"2021-09-16T16:46:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T16:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=9405"},"modified":"2021-10-24T21:16:31","modified_gmt":"2021-10-24T21:16:31","slug":"swedish-jews-observe-yom-kippur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/swedish-jews-observe-yom-kippur\/","title":{"rendered":"Swedish Jews Observe Yom Kippur"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image by Ri Butov from Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n

Yom Kippur, is considered the holiest day of the Jewish calendar year. A day of atonement, fasting, and prayer, emphasis is placed on individual reflection and atonement in preparation for the year to come. It\u2019s estimated that 15,000-20,000 Jews live in Sweden, and because even secular Jews tend to celebrate Jom kippur<\/em>, as it\u2019s spelled in Swedish, it’s our topic of the week! We\u2019ll study a Swedish text about Yom Kippur and learn some vocabulary central to observing this Jewish holy day.<\/span>
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Judar och Jom kippur i Sverige idag<\/em> \/ Jews and Yom Kippur in Sweden Today<\/span><\/h2>\n

Yom Kippur falls 10 days after the celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the 2-day celebration of Jewish New Year. Jews who observe Yom Kippur tend to spend most of the day attending prayer services held in the synagogue. <\/span>Judiska F\u00f6rsamlingen Stockholm<\/span><\/a> has hosted several services over the past couple of days, both in-person and streaming online. Beyond Stockholm, there are 3 other official Swedish Jewish congregations in G\u00f6teborg, Malm\u00f6, and Helsingborg.\u00a0<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Swedish Jews are one of five official minorities in Sweden<\/a> and Yiddish is considered an official minority language. In Sweden, these minority languages and cultures are protected by law to preserve cultural practices and protect civil rights. Although Islam is a steadily growing religion in Sweden, it is not yet an officially recognized minority. You may remember from my post 8% of Swedes Celebrate Religious Festival Eid,<\/a> that an estimated 800,000 Swedish Muslims make up the population.<\/span>
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Vocab and Fill-in-the-blank Exercise<\/span><\/h2>\n

The following fill-in-the-blank exercise was taken from an excerpt on JFS<\/a>\u2019s website called <\/span>Jom kippur<\/span><\/a><\/em>, written by <\/span>Rabbi Ute Steyer.<\/span> It highlights the main elements of the observance of Yom Kippur. <\/span>The terms below are the ones you\u2019ll need to know for the exercise to follow!<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>VERBS<\/b>
\n<\/span>att avst\u00e5<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 to abstain<\/span>
\n<\/span>avst\u00e5r \u2192 avstod \u2192 har avst\u00e5tt<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>att fira\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>to celebrate<\/span>
\n<\/span>firar \u2192 firade \u2192 har firat<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>att sp\u00e4ka sig<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 to mortify oneself (abstaining from food and pleasures to purify the body)<\/span>
\n<\/span>spr\u00e4ker sig \u2192 spr\u00e4kte sig \u2192 har spr\u00e4kt sig<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>att fasta\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>to fast<\/span>
\n<\/span>fastar \u2192 fastade \u2192 har fastat <\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>NOUNS<\/b>
\n<\/span>shofar <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ceremonial ram\u2019s horn<\/span>
\n<\/span>shofarn <\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>en solnedg\u00e5ng<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 a sundown<\/span>
\n<\/span>solnedg\u00e5ngen \u2192 solnedg\u00e5nger \u2192 solnedg\u00e5ngerna<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>en invandrare <\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 an immigrant<\/span>
\n<\/span>invandraren \u2192 invandrare \u2192 invandrarna<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>en gudtj\u00e4nst<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0a prayer service<\/span>
\n<\/span>gudtj\u00e4nsten \u2192 gudtj\u00e4nster \u2192 gudtj\u00e4nsterna<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>ett syfte<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0an objective \/goal<\/span>
\n<\/span>syftet \u2192 syften \u2192 syftena<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>en b\u00f6nesjal<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0prayer shawl<\/span>
\n<\/span>b\u00f6nesjalen \u2192 b\u00f6nesjalar \u2192\u00a0 b\u00f6nesjalarna<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>en ov\u00e4n<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 an enemy <\/span>
\n<\/span>ov\u00e4nnen \u2192 ov\u00e4nner \u2192 ov\u00e4nnerna<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>en f\u00f6rl\u00e5telse\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(a) forgiveness <\/span>
\n<\/span>f\u00f6rl\u00e5telsen \u2192 f\u00f6rl\u00e5telser \u2192 f\u00f6rl\u00e5telserna <\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>en b\u00f6n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>a prayer<\/span>
\n<\/span>b\u00f6nen \u2192 b\u00f6ner \u2192 b\u00f6nerna<\/span><\/p>\n

en l\u00e4dersko<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 a leather shoe
\nl\u00e4derskon \u2192 l\u00e4derskor \u2192 l\u00e4derskorna
\n<\/span>
\nADVERB<\/strong>
\n<\/span>s\u00e5 klart <\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0of course <\/span>
\n<\/span>v\u00e4rldsliga ting \u00a0 worldly things<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\nADJECTIVE<\/strong>
\n<\/span>synlig\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>visible<\/span>
\n<\/span>synligt \u2192 synliga<\/span><\/p>\n

Fill in the correct vocabulary word, but make you conjugate it properly! I’ll post the correct answers in the comments.<\/p>\n

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  1. Jom kippur________ tio dagar efter rosh hashana och infaller p\u00e5 den 10:e i m\u00e5naden Tishrei.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. \u201cDen tionde dagen i den sjunde m\u00e5naden skall ni, b\u00e5de inf\u00f6dda och\u00a0 2 ord \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span> och inte utf\u00f6ra n\u00e5got arbete.”<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
  3. P\u00e5 jom kippur _____________ man under ett dygn, man \u00e4ter eller dricker inte n\u00e5got mellan ___________ till solnedg\u00e5ng (\u00e4r man sjuk f\u00e5r man\u00a0 \u00a0 2 ord \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span> \u00e4ta och dricka).<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. ____________ \u00e4r att inte t\u00e4nka p\u00e5<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 2 ord\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>och ist\u00e4llet fokusera p\u00e5 bot och b\u00e4ttring<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Innan jom kippur f\u00f6rv\u00e4ntas man f\u00f6rsona sig med sina ___________ genom att be om f\u00f6rl\u00e5telse men ocks\u00e5 ge __________.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. F\u00f6rutom att inte \u00e4ta och dricka under Jom kippur \u00e4r det ocks\u00e5 brukligt att inte b\u00e4ra __________, att kl\u00e4 sig i vita kl\u00e4der och att par __________ fr\u00e5n att ha sex med varandra.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. ________________ som inleder f\u00f6rsoningsdagen kallas kol nidre.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Kol nidre<\/em> \u00e4r\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02 ord\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>om f\u00f6rl\u00e5telse f\u00f6r de l\u00f6ften man ger Gud som man inte lyckas h\u00e5lla.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Under kol nidre<\/em> \u00e4r det ocks\u00e5 enda g\u00e5ngen d\u00e4r man har _________, tallit<\/em>, p\u00e5 sig \u00e4ven under p\u00e5 kv\u00e4llen.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Den sista gudstj\u00e4nsten innan Jom kippur g\u00e5r ut p\u00e5 kv\u00e4llen n\u00e4r stj\u00e4rnorna \u00e4r ________ p\u00e5 himlen igen, kallas Ne’ila<\/em> “St\u00e4ngning” som avslutas med att den heliga arken i synagogan st\u00e4ngs en sista g\u00e5ng och vi bl\u00e5ser i ________ en sista g\u00e5ng.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Want more insight into the Swedish observance of Yom Kippur? Try some advanced-level listening to Sveriges radio Morgonandakten with <\/span>Benjamin Garber here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

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