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Neilah

[ Sephardic Hebrew nuh-ee-lah; Ashkenazic Hebrew nee-luh ]

noun

, Hebrew.
  1. the Jewish religious service marking the conclusion of Yom Kippur.


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Example Sentences

The series was titled “Sha’at Neilah” in Hebrew, or closing hour, a reference to the final prayer of the Yom Kippur fast, when Jewish tradition holds that people’s fates for the coming year are sealed as the gates of heaven close.

"I was still in the mood of Neilah, the final moments of the Yom - Kippur service," he recalled.

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