Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 5638 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 1874 | 10 Tishrei 5635 | ||
Yom Kippur 1875 | 10 Tishrei 5636 | ||
Yom Kippur 1876 | 10 Tishrei 5637 | ||
Yom Kippur 1877 | 10 Tishrei 5638 | ||
Yom Kippur 1878 | 10 Tishrei 5639 | ||
Yom Kippur 1879 | 10 Tishrei 5640 | ||
Yom Kippur 1880 | 10 Tishrei 5641 | ||
Yom Kippur 1881 | 10 Tishrei 5642 |
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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