Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 5623 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 1859 | 10 Tishrei 5620 | ||
Yom Kippur 1860 | 10 Tishrei 5621 | ||
Yom Kippur 1861 | 10 Tishrei 5622 | ||
Yom Kippur 1862 | 10 Tishrei 5623 | ||
Yom Kippur 1863 | 10 Tishrei 5624 | ||
Yom Kippur 1864 | 10 Tishrei 5625 | ||
Yom Kippur 1865 | 10 Tishrei 5626 | ||
Yom Kippur 1866 | 10 Tishrei 5627 |
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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