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Yom Kippur was also unique as a time of closeness to God in the Yom Kippur Temple service. Yom Kippur was the only occasion on which the High Priest of Israel was allowed to enter the Holy of Holies, the innermost chamber of the Temple in Jerusalem, where God's presence was said to dwell.
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 ...
The holiday known as Rosh Hashanah has ended, and people of the Jewish faith are in the midst of a time period referred to as "10 Days of Awe.". Rosh Hashanah celebrates the Jewish New Year, which ...
Yom Kippur is the 10th day of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. This year, Yom Kippur begins at sunset on Oct. 11, 2024 and ends at nightfall on Oct. 12, 2024. Rosh Hashanah 2024 ...
Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar is expected to arrive in the fall this year. Here is everything you need to know about it.
Yom Kippur is the only Torah festival where sfeka d'yoma was not instituted; a two-day Yom Kippur outside Israel would require a difficult and unhealthy two-day fast from both eating and drinking. Sfeka d'yoma was not instituted for holidays that are not mentioned in the Torah but were established later under rabbinic law .
The name of the holiday translates from Hebrew to English as the Day of Atonement.
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.