Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 8719 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 4955 | 10 Tishrei 8716 | ||
Yom Kippur 4956 | 10 Tishrei 8717 | ||
Yom Kippur 4957 | 10 Tishrei 8718 | ||
Yom Kippur 4958 | 10 Tishrei 8719 | ||
Yom Kippur 4959 | 10 Tishrei 8720 | ||
Yom Kippur 4960 | 10 Tishrei 8721 | ||
Yom Kippur 4961 | 10 Tishrei 8722 | ||
Yom Kippur 4962 | 10 Tishrei 8723 |
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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