Yom Kippur is a day to practice self-denial, which is executed through fasting, prayer and repentance. In preparation for Yom Kippur, it has become customary for Jews to seek forgiveness from friends and relatives they may have wronged throughout the year.

Yom Kippur also is seen as a time to honor loved ones of blessed memory. At Temple Emanu-El, relatives of members of the congregation are memorialized by reading their names during the Yom Kippur memorial service.

Services from the Temple Sanctuary (Yom Kippur eve and day) will be available for listening live on the Emanu-El Web site, through the Emanu-El audio player after completion of the live service, or as podcasts. (MP3 files are available for one week after the service.) Rabbi Posner and Cantor Corrsin will officiate in the Temple Sanctuary at the evening service and in the Lowenstein Sanctuary at the morning service; Rabbis Ehrlich and Zeidman will officiate in the Lowenstein Sanctuary at the evening service (Sermon: Rabbi Ehrlich) and in the Temple Sanctuary at the morning service (Sermon: Rabbi Ehrlich). Rabbi Zeidman will join Rabbi Posner and Cantor Corrsin in the Temple Sanctuary for the afternoon/memorial/concluding service (Sermon: Rabbi Zeidman); Rabbi Ehrlich will officiate in the Lowenstein Sanctuary.