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    How many prayers are there on Yom Kippur?

    5 prayers: Arvit (Kol Nidrei), Shacharit, Musaf, Mincha, Ne'ilah

    Source: Shulchan Aruch OC 619

    In detail

    Yom Kippur has five prayer services: more than any other day: (1) Arvit with Kol Nidrei, (2) Shacharit, (3) Musaf, (4) Mincha (which includes the Torah reading of the Book of Jonah), (5) Ne'ilah, the unique 'closing' prayer said only on Yom Kippur as the gates of heaven are closing, ending with a single long shofar blast.

    Full study guide: Jewish Holidays

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