Yom Kippur 1959 / יוֹם כִּפּוּר 5720

Day of Atonement ✡️

Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 5720 began on Sunday, 11 October 1959 and ended on Monday, 12 October 1959.

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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Yom Kippur / יוֹם כִּפּוּר
Monday, 12 October 1959 / 10 Tishrei 5720

Torah Portion: Leviticus 16:1-34; Numbers 29:7-11

1. 1: Leviticus 16:1-6 · 6 p’sukim
2. 2: Leviticus 16:7-11 · 5 p’sukim
3. 3: Leviticus 16:12-17 · 6 p’sukim
4. 4: Leviticus 16:18-24 · 7 p’sukim
5. 5: Leviticus 16:25-30 · 6 p’sukim
6. 6: Leviticus 16:31-34 · 4 p’sukim
7. maf: Numbers 29:7-11 · 5 p’sukim

Haftarah: Isaiah 57:14-58:14 · 22 p’sukim

Yom Kippur (Mincha) / יוֹם כִּפּוּר מִנחָה
Monday, 12 October 1959 / 10 Tishrei 5720

Torah Portion: Leviticus 18:1-30

1. 1: Leviticus 18:1-5 · 5 p’sukim
2. 2: Leviticus 18:6-21 · 16 p’sukim
3. maf: Leviticus 18:22-30 · 9 p’sukim

Haftarah: Jonah 1:1-4:11; Micah 7:18-20 · 51 p’sukim

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)

Rabbi Michael Strassfeld

Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)

Jewish Publication Society

Sefaria Tanakh

Sefaria.org

“Yom Kippur” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia

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