Yom Kippur

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Yom Kippur

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Holiday of:

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Judaism and Jews

Related Topics:
Judaism - Jew

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Name:

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Hebrew: יום כפור or יום הכיפורים

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Translation:

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"Day Atonement"

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Begins:

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10th day of Tishrei

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Ends:

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10th day of Tishrei

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Occasion:Judgment day for individuals and all people. Day of Atonement for sins, and for the Golden calf.

Related Topics:
Sin - Golden calf

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The end of the ten "Days of Awe" that began with Rosh Hashanah.

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Symbols:Kol Nidre, Fasting, Prayer and Shofar blowing at end.

Related Topics:
Kol Nidre - Fasting - Prayer - Shofar blowing at end

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Related to:

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Rosh Hashanah that precedes Yom Kippur, and Sukkot that follows Yom Kippur.

Related Topics:
Rosh Hashanah - Sukkot

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Yom Kippur (יום כפור yome kippūr, day of atonement) is the Jewish holiday of the Day of Atonement. The Bible calls the day Yom Hakippurim (Hebrew, "Day of the Atonements"). It is one of the Yamim Noraim (Hebrew, "Days of Awe"). The Yamim Noraim consist of Rosh Hashanah, which is the first two days of the Ten Days of Repentance, and Yom Kippur, which is the last of the ten days.

Related Topics:
Jew - Bible - Hebrew - Yamim Noraim - Rosh Hashanah

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In the Hebrew calendar Yom Kippur begins at nightfall starting the tenth day of the Hebrew month of Tishri (which falls in September/October), and continues until the next nightfall.

Related Topics:
Hebrew calendar - Tishri

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Yom Kippur will occur on the following dates in the next few years:

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• 2005: October 13
• 2006: October 2
• 2007: September 22
• 2008: October 9
• 2009: September 28
• 2010: September 18

Note: the holiday begins at sunset the preceding day.

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