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Malkot on Erev Yom Kippur
A symbolic set of 39 lashes given by a synagogue official (gabbai) before the afternoon prayer (mincha) on the eve of Yom Kippur — a gentle ritual of humility and repentance, observed among Sephardic and Hasidic Jews.
Symbolic 39 lashes by gabbai pre-mincha on erev Yom Kippur — Sephardic + Hasidic.
Key passages(3)
Ben Ish Hai :: malkot-erev-yk :: general↗curated_attribution
Ben Ish Hai · Yosef Hayyim · 1894 CE
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Kaf HaChayim on Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim :: malkot-erev-yk :: general↗curated_attribution
Kaf HaChayim on Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim · Yaakov Chaim Sofer · 1900 CE
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