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Yom Kippur / יוֹם כִּפּוּר

Day of Atonement ✡️

Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 5786 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .

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Yom Kippur (Hebrew: יוֹם כִּפּוּר or יום הכיפורים), Also known as Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year for the Jews. Its central themes are atonement and repentance. Jews traditionally observe this holy day with a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer, often spending most of the day in synagogue services. Yom Kippur completes the annual period known in Judaism as the High Holy Days (or sometimes “the Days of Awe”).

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Dates for Yom Kippur

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Yom Kippur 2021 10 Tishrei 5782
Yom Kippur 2022 10 Tishrei 5783
Yom Kippur 2023 10 Tishrei 5784
Yom Kippur 2024 10 Tishrei 5785
Yom Kippur 2025 10 Tishrei 5786
Yom Kippur 2026 10 Tishrei 5787
Yom Kippur 2027 10 Tishrei 5788
Yom Kippur 2028 10 Tishrei 5789

Tanakh

Yom Kippur / יוֹם כִּפּוּר

Torah Portion: Leviticus 16:1-34; Numbers 29:7-11

  1. 1: Leviticus 16:1-16:6 · 6 p’sukim
  2. 2: Leviticus 16:7-16:11 · 5 p’sukim
  3. 3: Leviticus 16:12-16:17 · 6 p’sukim
  4. 4: Leviticus 16:18-16:24 · 7 p’sukim
  5. 5: Leviticus 16:25-16:30 · 6 p’sukim
  6. 6: Leviticus 16:31-16:34 · 4 p’sukim
  7. maf: Numbers 29:7-29:11 · 5 p’sukim

Haftarah: Isaiah 57:14-58:14 · 22 p’sukim

Yom Kippur (on Shabbat) / יוֹם כִּפּוּר (בְּשַׁבָּת)

Torah Portion: Leviticus 16:1-34; Numbers 29:7-11

  1. 1: Leviticus 16:1-16:3 · 3 p’sukim
  2. 2: Leviticus 16:4-16:6 · 3 p’sukim
  3. 3: Leviticus 16:7-16:11 · 5 p’sukim
  4. 4: Leviticus 16:12-16:17 · 6 p’sukim
  5. 5: Leviticus 16:18-16:24 · 7 p’sukim
  6. 6: Leviticus 16:25-16:30 · 6 p’sukim
  7. 7: Leviticus 16:31-16:34 · 4 p’sukim
  8. maf: Numbers 29:7-29:11 · 5 p’sukim

Haftarah: Isaiah 57:14-58:14 · 22 p’sukim

Yom Kippur (Mincha, Traditional) / יוֹם כִּפּוּר מִנחָה

Torah Portion: Leviticus 18:1-30

  1. 1: Leviticus 18:1-18:5 · 5 p’sukim
  2. 2: Leviticus 18:6-18:21 · 16 p’sukim
  3. maf: Leviticus 18:22-18:30 · 9 p’sukim

Haftarah: Jonah 1:1-4:11; Micah 7:18-20 · 51 p’sukim

Yom Kippur (Mincha, Alternate) / יוֹם כִּפּוּר מִנחָה

Torah Portion: Leviticus 19:1-18

  1. 1: Leviticus 19:1-19:4 · 4 p’sukim
  2. 2: Leviticus 19:5-19:10 · 6 p’sukim
  3. maf: Leviticus 19:11-19:18 · 8 p’sukim

Haftarah: Jonah 1:1-4:11; Micah 7:18-20 · 51 p’sukim

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)
Jewish Publication Society
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
“Yom Kippur” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Calendar 2023–2024 (5784) 16-Month Wall Calendar

The Jewish Calendar 2023–2024 (5784) 16-Month Wall Calendar

Days of Awe: A Treasury of Jewish Wisdom for Reflection, Repentance, and Renewal on the High Holy Days

Days of Awe
by Shmuel Yosef Agnon

This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared: The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation

This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared
by Rabi Alan Lew

Entering the High Holy Days: A Guide to Origins, Themes, and Prayers

Entering the High Holy Days
by Rabbi Reuven Hammer

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