Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 5520 began on and ended on .
Yom Kippur (Hebrew: יוֹם כִּפּוּר or יום הכיפורים), Also known as Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year for the Jews. Its central themes are atonement and repentance. Jews traditionally observe this holy day with a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer, often spending most of the day in synagogue services. Yom Kippur completes the annual period known in Judaism as the High Holy Days (or sometimes “the Days of Awe”).
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Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
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Yom Kippur 1756 | 10 Tishrei 5517 | ||
Yom Kippur 1757 | 10 Tishrei 5518 | ||
Yom Kippur 1758 | 10 Tishrei 5519 | ||
Yom Kippur 1759 | 10 Tishrei 5520 | ||
Yom Kippur 1760 | 10 Tishrei 5521 | ||
Yom Kippur 1761 | 10 Tishrei 5522 | ||
Yom Kippur 1762 | 10 Tishrei 5523 | ||
Yom Kippur 1763 | 10 Tishrei 5524 |
Torah Portion: Leviticus 16:1-34; Numbers 29:7-11
Haftarah: Isaiah 57:14-58:14 · 22 p’sukim
Torah Portion: Leviticus 18:1-30
Haftarah: Jonah 1:1-4:11; Micah 7:18-20 · 51 p’sukim
Days of Awe
by Shmuel Yosef Agnon
This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared
by Rabi Alan Lew
Entering the High Holy Days
by Rabbi Reuven Hammer
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