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The Closing of the Gates: N'ilah Georgia Trilogy As much an expression ofNilah, the closing of the gates is, in many ways, the most anticipated worship service in the entire Jewish calendar. Coming at the end of the 24 hour fast that characterizes Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement), it symbolizes the days of old when the gates of the ancient Temple closed at last, and with them, the last chance for prayers of atonement and reconciliation with God and with others. Nowadays, the synagogue service that replaced the Temple cult