Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 5759 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 1995 | 10 Tishrei 5756 | ||
Yom Kippur 1996 | 10 Tishrei 5757 | ||
Yom Kippur 1997 | 10 Tishrei 5758 | ||
Yom Kippur 1998 | 10 Tishrei 5759 | ||
Yom Kippur 1999 | 10 Tishrei 5760 | ||
Yom Kippur 2000 | 10 Tishrei 5761 | ||
Yom Kippur 2001 | 10 Tishrei 5762 | ||
Yom Kippur 2002 | 10 Tishrei 5763 |
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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