Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 5609 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 1845 | 10 Tishrei 5606 | ||
Yom Kippur 1846 | 10 Tishrei 5607 | ||
Yom Kippur 1847 | 10 Tishrei 5608 | ||
Yom Kippur 1848 | 10 Tishrei 5609 | ||
Yom Kippur 1849 | 10 Tishrei 5610 | ||
Yom Kippur 1850 | 10 Tishrei 5611 | ||
Yom Kippur 1851 | 10 Tishrei 5612 | ||
Yom Kippur 1852 | 10 Tishrei 5613 |
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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