This year, as often the two Torah portions of Aharei Mot and Kedoshim Rosh Hodesh – known as yom kippur katan – is zman kaparah lk'hol toldotam – a.Yom Kippur Katan: The Feast Before the Fast. Beyond Hunger: Food for Thought When Fasting 5781. Rabbi Sammy Bergman- sbergman@torontotorah.com. The sign of the month of Elul is the maiden, which Yom Kippur is a day when our sins are for- Kippur Katan — a. Little Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur. WHEN YOM KIPPUR KATTAN IS HELD ON EREV ROSH CHODESH, PSALM 20 IS RECITED. Psalm 20 The remainder of the Yom Kippur Katan service is recited immediately. YOM KIPPUR KATANYOM KIPPUR KATAN (Heb. יוֹם כִּפּוּר קָטָן; lit. "minor day In light of the current situation we would like to call on the entire fast on Wednesday, which is Yom Kippur Katan, and to do extra davening on the day A new liturgy was developed, based on penitential prayers for Yom Kippur. This fast was called Yom Kippur Katan, or the Minor Day of Atonement. In the course of Yom Kippur Katan is a practice observed by some Jews on the day preceding each Rosh Chodesh. The observance consists of fasting and supplication,