A regular day has three prayer services ( Ma ` ariv , the evening prayer ; Shacharit , the morning prayer ; and Mincha , the afternoon prayer ) . A Shabbat or Yom Tov have four prayer services ( Ma ` ariv ; Shacharit ; Musaf , the additional prayer ; and Mincha ) . Unlike a regular day , which has three prayer services ( Ma ` ariv , the evening prayer ; Shacharit , the morning prayer ; and Mincha , the afternoon prayer ) , or a Shabbat or Yom Tov , which have four prayer services ( Ma ` ariv ; Shacharit ; Musaf , the additional prayer ; and Mincha ) , Yom Kippur has five prayer services ( Ma ` ariv ; Shacharit ; Musaf ; Mincha ; and Ne ` ilah , the closing prayer ) .