Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 5721 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 1957 | 10 Tishrei 5718 | ||
Yom Kippur 1958 | 10 Tishrei 5719 | ||
Yom Kippur 1959 | 10 Tishrei 5720 | ||
Yom Kippur 1960 | 10 Tishrei 5721 | ||
Yom Kippur 1961 | 10 Tishrei 5722 | ||
Yom Kippur 1962 | 10 Tishrei 5723 | ||
Yom Kippur 1963 | 10 Tishrei 5724 | ||
Yom Kippur 1964 | 10 Tishrei 5725 |
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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