Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Yom Kippur falls each year on the tenth day of the Jewish month of Tishrei, which is nine days after the first day of Rosh Hashanah. In terms of the Gregorian calendar, the earliest date on which Yom Kippur can fall is September 14, as happened most recently in 1899 and 2013. The latest Yom Kippur can occur relative to the Gregorian dates is on ...
This is an almanac-like listing of major Jewish holidays from 2000 to 2050.All Jewish holidays begin at sunset on the evening before the date shown. Note also that the date given for Simchat Torah is for outside of Israel. [1]
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 continues into the next day until nightfall, and therefore lasts about 25 hours. [5] Observant Jews will fast throughout Yom Kippur and many attend synagogue for most of the day.
This year, Yom Kippur begins at sundown on Sunday, September 24, 2023 and ends at nightfall on Monday, September 25, 2023. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur prayers are found in a special prayer book ...
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Based on the classic rabbinic interpretation of Genesis 1:5 ("There was evening and there was morning, one day"), a day in the rabbinic Hebrew calendar runs from sunset (the start of "the evening") to the next sunset. [2] Similarly, Yom Kippur, Passover, and Shabbat are described in the Bible as lasting "from evening to evening". [3]
The 10 days between Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah, are called the "10 Days of Awe." During this period, God will judge whether given Jewish people will live or die in the coming year.
Vayehi Noam and V'Ata Kadosh are recited on Motza'ei Shabbat Shuvah, due to their occurrence being exactly one week before Yom Kippur. Ashkenazim recite Avinu Malkeinu on the eve of Yom Kippur, due to it largely being omitted on Yom Kippur itself. Yom Kippur occurs on Saturday. This is the only occurrence in which a fast is ever observed on ...