Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 5661 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 1897 | 10 Tishrei 5658 | ||
Yom Kippur 1898 | 10 Tishrei 5659 | ||
Yom Kippur 1899 | 10 Tishrei 5660 | ||
Yom Kippur 1900 | 10 Tishrei 5661 | ||
Yom Kippur 1901 | 10 Tishrei 5662 | ||
Yom Kippur 1902 | 10 Tishrei 5663 | ||
Yom Kippur 1903 | 10 Tishrei 5664 | ||
Yom Kippur 1904 | 10 Tishrei 5665 |
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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