Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur ( , ), also known as the Day of Atonement , is the holiest day of the year for religious 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 . Yom Kippur is the tenth day of the month of Tishrei . According to Jewish tradition, God inscribes each person's fate for the coming year into a "book" on Rosh Hashanah , and waits until Yom Kippur to "seal" the verdict. During the Days of Awe, a Jew tries to amend his or her behavior and seek forgiveness for wrongs done against God ( bein adam leMakom ) and against other human beings ( bein adam lechavero ). The evening and day of Yom Kippur are set aside for public and private petitions and confessions of guilt ( Vidui ). At the end of Yom Kippur, one considers one's self absolved by God. The Yom Kippur prayer service includes several unique aspects. One is the actual number of prayer services. Unlike a regular day, which has three prayer services ( Ma'ariv , the evening prayer; Shacharit , the morning prayer; and Mincha , the afternoon prayer), or a Shabbat or Yom Tov , which have four prayer services ( Ma'ariv ; Shacharit ; Musaf , the additional prayer; and Mincha ), Yom Kippur has five prayer services ( Ma'ariv ; Shacharit ; Musaf ; Mincha ; and Ne'ilah , the closing prayer). The prayer services also include a public confession of sins ( Vidui ) and a unique prayer dedicated to the special Yom Kippur avodah (service) of the Kohen Gadol in the Holy Temple in Jerusalem . Yom Kippur is considered one of the holiest of Jewish holidays and it is observed by many secular Jews who may not observe other holidays. Many secular Jews fast and attend synagogue on Yom Kippur — in fact, for many secular Jews the High Holidays are the only recurring times of the year in which they attend synagogue , causing synagogue attendance to soar. Others choose not to fast . Cohen‏, S.M., Eisen, A.M.‏: The Jew within: self, family, and community in America , page 169. They are unlikely ever to consider the matter, except at Rosh Hashanha and Yom Kippur or to attend a bar or bat mitzvah." See also Samuel C.

Yom Kippur ( / j ɔː m ˈ k ɪ p ər , j oʊ m , j ɒ m / ; , , or ), also known as Day of Atonement , is the holiest day of the year for the Jewish people . Its central themes are atonement and repentance . Jewish people traditionally observe this holy day with an approximate 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer , often spending most of the day in synagogue services. It can be argued that the weekly Sabbath (Shabbat) is holier. See Shabbat (Status as a holy day) .

Primary holy day in Judaism, tenth day of the year Yom Kippur ( / ˌ j ɒ m k ɪ ˈ p ʊər , ˌ j ɔː m ˈ k ɪ p ər , ˌ j oʊ m -/ ; , , or ), also known as the Day of Atonement , is the holiest day of the year in Judaism . Its central themes are atonement and repentance . Jews traditionally observe this holy day with an approximate 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer , often spending most of the day in synagogue services. It can be argued that the weekly Sabbath (Shabbat) is holier. See Shabbat (Status as a holy day) .

Holiest day in Judaism For the 1973 Arab–Israeli conflict, see Yom Kippur War . Yom Kippur ( / ˌ j ɒ m k ɪ ˈ p ʊər , ˌ j ɔː m ˈ k ɪ p ər , ˌ j oʊ m -/ YAHM kip- OOR , YAWM KIP -ər, YOHM - ; , Yōm Kippūr , , lit. ' Day of Atonement ' ) is the holiest day in Judaism and Samaritanism . It occurs annually on the 10th of Tishrei , corresponding to a date in September or early October. Many Jewish denominations, such as Reconstructionist Judaism (vs. It is also the last day of the Ten Days of Repentance .

Holiest day in Judaism For the 1973 Arab–Israeli war, see Yom Kippur War . Yom Kippur ( / ˌ j ɒ m k ɪ ˈ p ʊər , ˌ j ɔː m ˈ k ɪ p ər , ˌ j oʊ m -/ YOM kip- OOR , YAWM KIP -ər, YOHM - ; Hebrew : יוֹם כִּפּוּר ‎ Yōm Kippūr [ˈjom kiˈpuʁ] , lit. ' Day of Atonement ' ) is the holiest day of the year in Judaism . It occurs annually on the 10th of Tishrei , corresponding to a date in late September or early October. The day's main observances consist of full fasting and asceticism , both accompanied by extended prayer services (usually at synagogue ) and sin confessions . Some minor Jewish denominations, such as Reconstructionist Judaism , focus less on sins and more on one's goals and accomplishments and setting yearly intentions. Alongside the related holiday of Rosh Hashanah , Yom Kippur is one of the two components of the High Holy Days of Judaism. It is also the last of the Ten Days of Repentance .