Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 5706 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 1942 | 10 Tishrei 5703 | ||
Yom Kippur 1943 | 10 Tishrei 5704 | ||
Yom Kippur 1944 | 10 Tishrei 5705 | ||
Yom Kippur 1945 | 10 Tishrei 5706 | ||
Yom Kippur 1946 | 10 Tishrei 5707 | ||
Yom Kippur 1947 | 10 Tishrei 5708 | ||
Yom Kippur 1948 | 10 Tishrei 5709 | ||
Yom Kippur 1949 | 10 Tishrei 5710 |
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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