Yom Kippur 7230 / יוֹם כִּפּוּר 10991

Day of Atonement ✡️

Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 10991 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 7227 10 Tishrei 10988
Yom Kippur 7228 10 Tishrei 10989
Yom Kippur 7229 10 Tishrei 10990
Yom Kippur 7230 10 Tishrei 10991
Yom Kippur 7231 10 Tishrei 10992
Yom Kippur 7232 10 Tishrei 10993
Yom Kippur 7233 10 Tishrei 10994
Yom Kippur 7234 10 Tishrei 10995

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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