Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 5779 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 2015 | 10 Tishrei 5776 | ||
Yom Kippur 2016 | 10 Tishrei 5777 | ||
Yom Kippur 2017 | 10 Tishrei 5778 | ||
Yom Kippur 2018 | 10 Tishrei 5779 | ||
Yom Kippur 2019 | 10 Tishrei 5780 | ||
Yom Kippur 2020 | 10 Tishrei 5781 | ||
Yom Kippur 2021 | 10 Tishrei 5782 | ||
Yom Kippur 2022 | 10 Tishrei 5783 |
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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