Yom Kippur 3979 / יוֹם כִּפּוּר 7740

Day of Atonement ✡️

Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 7740 begins at sundown on Sunday, 14 October 3979 and ends at nightfall on Monday, 15 October 3979.

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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Yom Kippur / יוֹם כִּפּוּר
Monday, 15 October 3979 / 10 Tishrei 7740

Torah Portion: Leviticus 16:1-34; Numbers 29:7-11

1. 1: Leviticus 16:1-6 · 6 p’sukim
2. 2: Leviticus 16:7-11 · 5 p’sukim
3. 3: Leviticus 16:12-17 · 6 p’sukim
4. 4: Leviticus 16:18-24 · 7 p’sukim
5. 5: Leviticus 16:25-30 · 6 p’sukim
6. 6: Leviticus 16:31-34 · 4 p’sukim
7. maf: Numbers 29:7-11 · 5 p’sukim

Haftarah: Isaiah 57:14-58:14 · 22 p’sukim

Yom Kippur (Mincha) / יוֹם כִּפּוּר מִנחָה
Monday, 15 October 3979 / 10 Tishrei 7740

Torah Portion: Leviticus 18:1-30

1. 1: Leviticus 18:1-5 · 5 p’sukim
2. 2: Leviticus 18:6-21 · 16 p’sukim
3. maf: Leviticus 18:22-30 · 9 p’sukim

Haftarah: Jonah 1:1-4:11; Micah 7:18-20 · 51 p’sukim

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)

Rabbi Michael Strassfeld

Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)

Jewish Publication Society

Sefaria Tanakh

Sefaria.org

“Yom Kippur” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia

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