Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 5753 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 1989 | 10 Tishrei 5750 | ||
Yom Kippur 1990 | 10 Tishrei 5751 | ||
Yom Kippur 1991 | 10 Tishrei 5752 | ||
Yom Kippur 1992 | 10 Tishrei 5753 | ||
Yom Kippur 1993 | 10 Tishrei 5754 | ||
Yom Kippur 1994 | 10 Tishrei 5755 | ||
Yom Kippur 1995 | 10 Tishrei 5756 | ||
Yom Kippur 1996 | 10 Tishrei 5757 |
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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