One of the many challenges that the Jewish community faces as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic involves balancing the Biblical mandate of “v’nishmartem me’od l’nafshoteichem” – safeguarding our health – with fulfilling the halakhic requirements relating to the tefilot of Yom Kippur.

To address this issue, Ohr Torah Stone has created a halakhically condensed machzor that prioritizes health and safety while simultaneously focusing on the core halakhic, spiritual and liturgical priorities of the Yom Kippur service.

We humbly submit this machzor to the greater Jewish community with heartfelt wishes that our tefilot be accepted for a good, sweet and healthy year ahead for the Jewish People and all of humanity.