Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 8659 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 4895 | 10 Tishrei 8656 | ||
Yom Kippur 4896 | 10 Tishrei 8657 | ||
Yom Kippur 4897 | 10 Tishrei 8658 | ||
Yom Kippur 4898 | 10 Tishrei 8659 | ||
Yom Kippur 4899 | 10 Tishrei 8660 | ||
Yom Kippur 4900 | 10 Tishrei 8661 | ||
Yom Kippur 4901 | 10 Tishrei 8662 | ||
Yom Kippur 4902 | 10 Tishrei 8663 |
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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