Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 7971 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 4207 | 10 Tishrei 7968 | ||
Yom Kippur 4208 | 10 Tishrei 7969 | ||
Yom Kippur 4209 | 10 Tishrei 7970 | ||
Yom Kippur 4210 | 10 Tishrei 7971 | ||
Yom Kippur 4211 | 10 Tishrei 7972 | ||
Yom Kippur 4212 | 10 Tishrei 7973 | ||
Yom Kippur 4213 | 10 Tishrei 7974 | ||
Yom Kippur 4214 | 10 Tishrei 7975 |
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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