▁sou ls " ▁and ▁the ▁Tal m ud ▁therefore ▁defines ▁self - im posed ▁" aff lic tion " ▁during ▁Y om ▁K ipp ur ▁only , ▁as ▁follows : ▁▁ ▁No ▁e ating ▁and ▁drink ing ▁ ▁No ▁we aring ▁of ▁sho es ▁with ▁le ather ▁sol es ▁ ▁No ▁bath ing ▁or ▁was hing ▁ ▁No ▁an oint ing ▁ones elf ▁with ▁perf umes ▁or ▁lot ions ▁ ▁No ▁sexual ▁relations ▁ ▁making ▁the ▁cul min ation ▁of ▁the ▁ten ▁days ▁a ▁very ▁serious ▁set ▁of ▁observ ances . ▁▁ ▁Y om ▁K ipp ur ▁is ▁over ▁at ▁su nd own ▁on ▁the ▁t enth ▁day ▁at ▁night fall ▁but ▁is ▁' conf ir med ' ▁as ▁concluded ▁after ▁the ▁rec itation ▁of ▁the ▁K add ish ▁following ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ne ' ila ▁(" clos ing ") ▁prayer ▁and ▁the ▁sh of ar ▁is ▁sound ed . ▁The ▁services ▁end ▁in ▁joy ▁with ▁the ▁hope ▁that ▁all ▁have ▁been ▁ins cribed ▁in ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁Life . ▁ ▁Ch anges ▁and ▁add itions ▁in ▁the ▁pray ers ▁ ▁As ▁detailed ▁in ▁the ▁Jewish ▁Encyclopedia : ▁▁ ▁The ▁Tal m ud ▁( Ber ak hot ▁ 1 2 b ) ▁mentions ▁that ▁on ▁these ▁days ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁ben ed iction ▁in ▁the ▁"' A mid ah " ▁reads ▁" the ▁Holy ▁King " ▁instead ▁of ▁" the ▁Holy ▁God "; ▁and ▁that ▁on ▁work - days ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁the ▁e ighth ▁ben ed iction ▁reads ▁" the