How do we know G-d hears our prayers on Yom Kippur?
We often ask: “How do we know that G-d hears our prayers and forgives us on Yom Kippur, especially since we no longer have the Holy Temple and the sacrificial system for atonement?” The Tanach (Torah, Prophets and Holy Writings) is filled with dozens of verses that prescribe ways to ask, and receive, forgiveness for our sins; whether it is Yom Kippur or another day. In fact, King Solomon never mentions sacrifices when dedicating the Holy Temple to G-d, and, instead, so eloquently state
Zalman Kravitz