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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-; [1] Hebrew: יוֹם כִּפּוּר Yōm Kippūr [ˈjom kiˈpuʁ], lit. ' Day of Atonement ') is the holiest day of the year in Judaism.
Yom Kippur (Hebrew: יום כפור, romanized: yom kippūr, lit. 'Day of Atonement') is the holiest day of the Jewish year. The Hebrew Bible calls the day Yom Hakippurim "Day of the Atonement/s". In the Hebrew calendar, the ninth day of Tishrei is known as Erev Yom Kippur (Yom Kippur eve). Yom Kippur itself begins around sunset on that day and ...
How is Yom Kippur celebrated? According to Chabad.org, many Jews observing the holiday spend the holiday in prayer. It is a day for solemnity, rather than celebration.
Note: Citizens of the Republic of Croatia who celebrate different religious holidays have the right not to work on those dates. Christians who celebrate Christmas, Easter and Easter Monday per the Julian calendar , Muslims on the days of Ramadan Bayram and Kurban Bayram , and Jews on the days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur .
The name of the holiday translates from Hebrew to English as the Day of Atonement.
Yom Kippur begins several minutes before sunset on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, and concludes at nightfall on Saturday, Oct. 12th, 2024. In the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur begins on the 10th day of Tishrei.
In Judaism, the Yom Kippur Temple service was a special sacrificial service performed by the High Priest of Israel on the holiday of Yom Kippur, in the Temple in Jerusalem (and previously in the Tabernacle). Through this service, according to the Bible, the Jewish people would achieve atonement for their sins once each year.
Learn the ins and outs of the Day of Atonement here.