Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 8791 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 5027 | 10 Tishrei 8788 | ||
Yom Kippur 5028 | 10 Tishrei 8789 | ||
Yom Kippur 5029 | 10 Tishrei 8790 | ||
Yom Kippur 5030 | 10 Tishrei 8791 | ||
Yom Kippur 5031 | 10 Tishrei 8792 | ||
Yom Kippur 5032 | 10 Tishrei 8793 | ||
Yom Kippur 5033 | 10 Tishrei 8794 | ||
Yom Kippur 5034 | 10 Tishrei 8795 |
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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