Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 5879 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall 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”).
Read more from Judaism 101 or Wikipedia
Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
---|---|---|---|
Yom Kippur 2115 | 10 Tishrei 5876 | ||
Yom Kippur 2116 | 10 Tishrei 5877 | ||
Yom Kippur 2117 | 10 Tishrei 5878 | ||
Yom Kippur 2118 | 10 Tishrei 5879 | ||
Yom Kippur 2119 | 10 Tishrei 5880 | ||
Yom Kippur 2120 | 10 Tishrei 5881 | ||
Yom Kippur 2121 | 10 Tishrei 5882 | ||
Yom Kippur 2122 | 10 Tishrei 5883 |
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
When you buy a book using a link on this page, we receive a commission. Thank you for supporting Hebcal.