Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 5716 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 1952 | 10 Tishrei 5713 | ||
Yom Kippur 1953 | 10 Tishrei 5714 | ||
Yom Kippur 1954 | 10 Tishrei 5715 | ||
Yom Kippur 1955 | 10 Tishrei 5716 | ||
Yom Kippur 1956 | 10 Tishrei 5717 | ||
Yom Kippur 1957 | 10 Tishrei 5718 | ||
Yom Kippur 1958 | 10 Tishrei 5719 | ||
Yom Kippur 1959 | 10 Tishrei 5720 |
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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