Yom Kippur 4987 / יוֹם כִּפּוּר 8748

Day of Atonement ✡️

Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 8748 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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Dates for Yom Kippur

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Yom Kippur 4984 10 Tishrei 8745
Yom Kippur 4985 10 Tishrei 8746
Yom Kippur 4986 10 Tishrei 8747
Yom Kippur 4987 10 Tishrei 8748
Yom Kippur 4988 10 Tishrei 8749
Yom Kippur 4989 10 Tishrei 8750
Yom Kippur 4990 10 Tishrei 8751
Yom Kippur 4991 10 Tishrei 8752

Tanakh

Yom Kippur / יוֹם כִּפּוּר

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

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
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)

Days of Awe
by Shmuel Yosef Agnon

Entering the High Holy Days
by Rabbi Reuven Hammer

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