Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 5771 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 2007 | 10 Tishrei 5768 | ||
Yom Kippur 2008 | 10 Tishrei 5769 | ||
Yom Kippur 2009 | 10 Tishrei 5770 | ||
Yom Kippur 2010 | 10 Tishrei 5771 | ||
Yom Kippur 2011 | 10 Tishrei 5772 | ||
Yom Kippur 2012 | 10 Tishrei 5773 | ||
Yom Kippur 2013 | 10 Tishrei 5774 | ||
Yom Kippur 2014 | 10 Tishrei 5775 |
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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