Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 12561 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 8797 | 10 Tishrei 12558 | ||
Yom Kippur 8798 | 10 Tishrei 12559 | ||
Yom Kippur 8799 | 10 Tishrei 12560 | ||
Yom Kippur 8800 | 10 Tishrei 12561 | ||
Yom Kippur 8801 | 10 Tishrei 12562 | ||
Yom Kippur 8802 | 10 Tishrei 12563 | ||
Yom Kippur 8803 | 10 Tishrei 12564 | ||
Yom Kippur 8804 | 10 Tishrei 12565 |
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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