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as penalty for one's sins, according to Dent. xxv. 3, while reciting the Confession of Sins. (See Mazhor Vitry, p. 344;

KolBo,

lxviii.

,

"Malkut."

2.

pure in both body and soul before

God on "the great day." The Karaite Day of Atonement with

Shulhan 'Aruk, Orah

Day of Atonement 1.

man may appear

Atonement

in the Synagogue (Center). "Teshubah." 3. Visiting the graves.

its

liturgy

Rites on Preceding Day (Surrounding). 4. " Zedakah " in graveyard. 5. " Kapparah."

(From Bodeoschatz, " Kirchllche Verfassung.)

Hayyim,

607.) According to Benjamin II., I.e., peope in Persia strip themselves to the loins in order to receive these stripes on the naked bodj r (see Malkut

Schlagen).

This

is

followed by bathing, so that

is to a great extent similar to that of the Rabbinite Jews. It also begins half an hour before sunset of the preceding day, and lasts until half an hour after sunset of the day itself (see Karaites).