Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 5579 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 1815 | 10 Tishrei 5576 | ||
Yom Kippur 1816 | 10 Tishrei 5577 | ||
Yom Kippur 1817 | 10 Tishrei 5578 | ||
Yom Kippur 1818 | 10 Tishrei 5579 | ||
Yom Kippur 1819 | 10 Tishrei 5580 | ||
Yom Kippur 1820 | 10 Tishrei 5581 | ||
Yom Kippur 1821 | 10 Tishrei 5582 | ||
Yom Kippur 1822 | 10 Tishrei 5583 |
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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