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How does the ne'ila service conclude Yom Kippur?

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Circular diagram of the Jewish religious year showing Hebrew months around the outer ring and Gregorian months inside, with major holidays and fasts such as Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Hanukkah, Passover, and Purim labeled with their dates. — Jewish religious year The months and holidays of the Jewish religious year.

The Ne'ila service is the fifth and final prayer service of Yom Kippur, serving as the concluding rite of the holiday.1

The service is characterized by its great solemnity and is viewed by modern Jews as the symbolic closing of the gates of heaven, marking the moment when God’s final judgment for the year is passed. The conclusion of the Ne'ila service is marked by the sounding of the shofar, a ritual ram’s horn. Once the shofar is blown, the synagogue service officially ends, and the daylong fast of Yom Kippur is concluded.12