If this is the case, let your job or school know in advance that you will be absent as you will be spending most of Yom Kippur in the synagogue.;
, They are as follows (in no particular order):


No eating or drinking
No bathing or washing
No wearing leather shoes
No anointing (i.e. applying creams, lotion, makeup)
No engaging in marital relations

, For this reason, eat a very filling pre-fast meal and drink plenty of fluids (ideally water) before the holiday starts.
 The service lasts about an hour and a half altogether. Wear white if possible.
 Depending on your level of observance, many people stay in the synagogue for the whole day, only leaving for a short break in the afternoon.

Find out if Yom Kippur falls on a weekday.
Understand the five basic, major prohibitions of Yom Kippur.
Realize that Yom Kippur begins at sundown the night before and ends after sundown the next day.
Attend the Kol Nidre service at your synagogue.
Attend your synagogue on the morning of Yom Kippur.
After sundown, eat a very filling, break-fast meal.
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