Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 12997 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 9233 | 10 Tishrei 12994 | ||
Yom Kippur 9234 | 10 Tishrei 12995 | ||
Yom Kippur 9235 | 10 Tishrei 12996 | ||
Yom Kippur 9236 | 10 Tishrei 12997 | ||
Yom Kippur 9237 | 10 Tishrei 12998 | ||
Yom Kippur 9238 | 10 Tishrei 12999 | ||
Yom Kippur 9239 | 10 Tishrei 13000 | ||
Yom Kippur 9240 | 10 Tishrei 13001 |
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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