Yom Kippur 538 / יוֹם כִּפּוּר 4299

Day of Atonement ✡️

Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 4299 began on and ended 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 535 10 Tishrei 4296
Yom Kippur 536 10 Tishrei 4297
Yom Kippur 537 10 Tishrei 4298
Yom Kippur 538 10 Tishrei 4299
Yom Kippur 539 10 Tishrei 4300
Yom Kippur 540 10 Tishrei 4301
Yom Kippur 541 10 Tishrei 4302
Yom Kippur 542 10 Tishrei 4303

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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