Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 5740 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 1976 | 10 Tishrei 5737 | ||
Yom Kippur 1977 | 10 Tishrei 5738 | ||
Yom Kippur 1978 | 10 Tishrei 5739 | ||
Yom Kippur 1979 | 10 Tishrei 5740 | ||
Yom Kippur 1980 | 10 Tishrei 5741 | ||
Yom Kippur 1981 | 10 Tishrei 5742 | ||
Yom Kippur 1982 | 10 Tishrei 5743 | ||
Yom Kippur 1983 | 10 Tishrei 5744 |
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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