Editing Yom Kippur (section)

===Thirteen attributes===
According to the Bible, after the [[golden calf]] sin, Moses descended from Mount Sinai and broke the [[Tablets of Stone]], which contained the [[Ten Commandments]] and symbolized the covenant with God.<ref>{{Bibleverse|Exodus|32:15-19|HE}}</ref> After God agreed to forgive the people's sin, Moses was told to return to Mount Sinai for a second 40-day period, in order to receive a second set of tablets.<ref>{{Bibleverse|Exodus|34:1-4|HE}}, {{Bibleverse-nb|Exodus|34:28-29|HE}}</ref> According to rabbinic tradition, the date Moses descended with the second set of tablets was Yom Kippur. On this day Moses announced to the people that they had been forgiven; as a result the Torah fixed this date as a permanent holiday of forgiveness.<ref name=so>[[Seder Olam Rabbah]] 6</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The 120-Day Version Of The Human Story|url=https://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/2508/jewish/The-120-Day-Version.htm|access-date=2021-06-08|website=chabad.org|language=en-US|archive-date=8 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608171533/https://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/2508/jewish/The-120-Day-Version.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[[Yaakov Medan]], [https://etzion.org.il/en/holidays/yom-kippur/first-yom-kippur The First Yom Kippur] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230618132933/https://etzion.org.il/en/holidays/yom-kippur/first-yom-kippur |date=18 June 2023 }}</ref>

The new covenant, which God announced by proclaiming the [[Thirteen Attributes of Mercy]] to Moses, is textually similar to the covenant of the Ten Commandments except that God's nature is described as merciful and forgiving, rather than zealous.<ref>Yoshi Fargeon, [https://www.etzion.org.il/he/tanakh/studies-tanakh/biblical-commentaries/%D7%9E%D7%94-%D7%91%D7%99%D7%9F-%D7%99%D7%92-%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%9C%D7%A2%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%AA-%D7%94%D7%93%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%AA מה בין י"ג מידות לעשרת הדברות?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230618100124/https://www.etzion.org.il/he/tanakh/studies-tanakh/biblical-commentaries/%D7%9E%D7%94-%D7%91%D7%99%D7%9F-%D7%99%D7%92-%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%9C%D7%A2%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%AA-%D7%94%D7%93%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%AA |date=18 June 2023 }}</ref> When the Jewish people sinned in later eras, prophets would repeatedly quote the Thirteen Attributes to God as a reminder of God's commitment to mercy and forgiveness.<ref>E.g. {{Bibleverse|Numbers|14:17-18|HE}}, {{Bibleverse|Micah|7:18-20|HE}}, {{Bibleverse|Psalms|86:15-16|HE}}</ref> This is continued to the present day, as recitation of the Thirteen Attributes remains an important part of the Yom Kippur prayers (in [[Maariv]] and [[Neilah]]).