Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 5726 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 1962 | 10 Tishrei 5723 | ||
Yom Kippur 1963 | 10 Tishrei 5724 | ||
Yom Kippur 1964 | 10 Tishrei 5725 | ||
Yom Kippur 1965 | 10 Tishrei 5726 | ||
Yom Kippur 1966 | 10 Tishrei 5727 | ||
Yom Kippur 1967 | 10 Tishrei 5728 | ||
Yom Kippur 1968 | 10 Tishrei 5729 | ||
Yom Kippur 1969 | 10 Tishrei 5730 |
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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