Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 6557 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”).
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Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
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Yom Kippur 2793 | 10 Tishrei 6554 | ||
Yom Kippur 2794 | 10 Tishrei 6555 | ||
Yom Kippur 2795 | 10 Tishrei 6556 | ||
Yom Kippur 2796 | 10 Tishrei 6557 | ||
Yom Kippur 2797 | 10 Tishrei 6558 | ||
Yom Kippur 2798 | 10 Tishrei 6559 | ||
Yom Kippur 2799 | 10 Tishrei 6560 | ||
Yom Kippur 2800 | 10 Tishrei 6561 |
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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