You can greet someone during the holiest day of the year.
During the holiest day of the year, warm greetings are welcome.Sensitivity is more welcome than an invitation to visit the newest restaurant on the holiest day of the year, because it is a somber day for atonement and fast.Wishing others good health and fast in the new year is not the best way to do it.When you can't think of a good greeting, use common Jewish phrases.
Step 1: You don't have to invite someone to eat and drink.
It is not a holiday for celebrating.The other person is not eating.Food and drink are not on the table.Don't approach someone with invites to eat or drink after dark.Many practitioners will choose to recuperate at home after eating traditional Jewish food.
Step 2: They should be able to do it quickly.
Wishing someone a happy holiday on Yom Kippur is not the best idea.Wishing them an easy fast is in Hebrew.This is a way for people to understand and support the challenge of fasting.The beginning of Yom Kippur is when this greeting should be used.It wouldn't make sense to say it at dusk.The fast lasts from one night to the next.
Step 3: Good health for them for the coming year.
It means "may you be sealed for a good year in the Book of Life" and is the most direct greeting for Yom Kippur.The person will live through the year according to the Book of Life.Sometimes the phrase is simplified to "g'mar tov."
Step 4: It is a good time to bid them good luck for the new year.
The start of the new year is marked by the ten days from Rosh Hashana to Yom Kippur.If you wish them a good new year, use good instead of happy.
Step 5: You can bid them a good holiday.
Good yom tov is Yiddish and means good holiday.It is an acceptable greeting for any holiday.Wishing someone a happy holiday is not appropriate.Chag sameach is used for many holidays.It is not a joyous holiday or a festival, so use a different greeting.
Step 6: Say hello by saying shulom.
It is used to say hello or goodbye.It is possible that this word is the one you remember best.You can use this greeting when you can't think of a better option.Say shabbat on a Saturday.It means peace on the Sabbath.
Step 7: Gut Sabbath can be used as a Saturday greeting.
Good Sabbath is what this phrase means.On Saturdays, it is an all-purpose greeting.If the holiday falls on a Saturday, it may be used.
Step 8: It's a good idea to greet someone by the word tov.
During any time of day, the word "tov" can be used for greetings.Good morning is what Boker tov means.Good afternoon is what Tzohora'im Tovim means.Good evening is what ev tov means.Good night is what Lilah Tov means.When your Jewish friends say them first, these are always acceptable.
Step 9: You shouldn't wish someone good luck with mazel tov.
The meaning of "good luck" in Yiddish and Hebrew isn't the same as it is in English.After a happy event, it is used to express pleasure.Wishing someone good luck for the holiday is a good idea.