Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 5596 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 1832 | 10 Tishrei 5593 | ||
Yom Kippur 1833 | 10 Tishrei 5594 | ||
Yom Kippur 1834 | 10 Tishrei 5595 | ||
Yom Kippur 1835 | 10 Tishrei 5596 | ||
Yom Kippur 1836 | 10 Tishrei 5597 | ||
Yom Kippur 1837 | 10 Tishrei 5598 | ||
Yom Kippur 1838 | 10 Tishrei 5599 | ||
Yom Kippur 1839 | 10 Tishrei 5600 |
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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