Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 8690 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 4926 | 10 Tishrei 8687 | ||
Yom Kippur 4927 | 10 Tishrei 8688 | ||
Yom Kippur 4928 | 10 Tishrei 8689 | ||
Yom Kippur 4929 | 10 Tishrei 8690 | ||
Yom Kippur 4930 | 10 Tishrei 8691 | ||
Yom Kippur 4931 | 10 Tishrei 8692 | ||
Yom Kippur 4932 | 10 Tishrei 8693 | ||
Yom Kippur 4933 | 10 Tishrei 8694 |
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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