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Date range Rosh Hashanah: 5 Sep to 5 Oct Yom Kippur: 14 Sep to 14 Oct Sukkot (first of seven days) 19 Sep to 19 Oct Shemini Atzeret: 26 Sep to 26 Oct Simchat Torah: 27 Sep to 27 Oct Yom HaAliyah (school observance) 11 Oct to 10 Nov Hanukkah (first of eight days) 28 Nov to 27 Dec Tu Bishvat: 15 Jan to 14 Feb Purim: 24 Feb to 26 Mar Shushan Purim ...
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 ...
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 ...
Yom Kippur comes at the end of the Jewish High Holy Days or "10 Days of Awe," 10 days after Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year). The High Holy Days are a time for repentance and reflection, and ...
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.
It marks the start of the Jewish High Holidays, a 10-day season that ends with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. This year, Yom Kippur will be observed from around sunset on Friday, Oct. 11, until after nightfall on Saturday, Oct. 12. Brief descriptions of these holy days are available here from two of the major branches of U.S. Judaism: ___
New Year ראש השנה Rosh Hashanah: Official holiday (2 days) Tishrei 3 Fast of Gedaliah צום גדליה Fast of Gedalia: Business as usual Tishrei 10 between Sep 14 & Oct 14 Day of Atonement יום כיפור Yom Kippur: Official holiday, businesses close around noon on the holiday's eve. Absolutely all businesses nationwide are closed.
Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is considered the holiest day of the year for people who practice Judaism.