The king and the bride may wash their faces, and the newly delivered mother may wear leather shoes Though there are five specific practices we abstain from on yom kippur (eating and drinking, wearing leather, bathing and shaving, anointing ourselves with oils or lotions, and having sexual relations), fasting (not eating or drinking) is the most. The words of rabbi eliezer
El rezo del Yom Kippur segregado por sexos termina en escándalo en Tel Aviv
And the sages prohibit this.
Sexual relations are also prohibited on yom kippur
While judaism generally encourages sex between married couples for both procreation and pleasure, experiencing sexual pleasure on a day intended to focus on spiritual matters is considered inappropriate. In order to ensure that they not end up sinning, husband and wife should behave on these days as they do while she is a nidda. An overview of yom kippur laws on yom kippur, the torah instructs us to afflict ourselves, which means abstaining from an assortment of physical pleasures There are two reasons for this
A) on this day, when our connection to g‑d is brought to the fore, we are compared to angels, who have no physical needs.
