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Yom Kippur, Judaism’s Holiest Day of 2024, Begins at Sundown

When is Yom Kippur 2024? What to know about Judaism's holiest day of the year

Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year in Judaism and follows Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The name of the holiday translates from Hebrew to English as the Day of Atonement, and Jewish people may spend the day fasting, attending synagogue or observing the holiday in other ways. It follows Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.

Palm Beach Post · 2d

What and when is Yom Kippur? Judaism's holiest day, the Day of Atonement, starts Friday

At sundown this Friday, Jews across the world will begin Yom Kippur when they will fast and reflect on wrongdoings from the last year.

Opinion

New York Post on MSN · 1d

We non-Jews us should follow the Yom Kippur tradition of asking for forgiveness

This understanding that we needed to repent and reform was not confined to any particular religion: We Americans of all faiths, or no faith, used to proclaim days of repentance as a nation, especially in times of trauma. During the observance of Yom Kippur, our Jewish brothers and sisters remind us of the high duty of admitting, “I am a sinner.”

Florida, Milton and Yom Kippur

The Washington Post · 2d

Hurricane Milton disrupts Yom Kippur plans for Jews in Florida

But for the faithful in Florida, destructive Hurricane Milton has disrupted plans for observing the Day of Atonement — the holiest day of the year in the Jewish faith — that begins Friday evening and caps off the High Holy Days that began with Rosh Hashana on Oct. 2.

The New York Times · 1d

In Florida, Yom Kippur Services Adjust After Hurricane Milton

Some Rabbis are altering tradition slightly to account for dispersed congregations, power outages and flooded temples. For others, it’s business as usual.

Las Vegas Sun · 1d

Residents slog through flooded streets, clear debris after Hurricane Milton tore through Florida

Florida residents slogged through flooded streets, gathered up scattered debris and assessed damage to their homes on Friday after Hurricane Milton smashed through coastal communities and spawned a barrage of deadly tornadoes.

Jewish Telegraphic Agency4mOpinion

From snoot to tail, a 3,000-year history of Jews and the pig

A professor of religious studies explores how the pig became the ultimate Jewish taboo — and an inadvertent marker of Jewish ...

2don MSN

Israeli Jews to observe Yom Kippur as war rages on two fronts

Preparations for the solemn Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, when the observant atone for their sins through fasting and prayer ...

As Yom Kippur begins, Jews will fast and seek forgiveness at services across Southern California

The holiday ends the 10-day period known as Days of Teshuvah, which is variously translated as repentance, return and change, ...

20hon MSN

Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are times for soul-searching, but not on your own – community has always been at the heart of the Jewish High Holidays

Community is vital in Jewish ritual and tradition, and the High Holidays are no exception, a Judaic studies scholar writes.

Religion News Service3d

On Yom Kippur, New York Jews plan to publicly mourn Palestinian deaths

(RNS) — On Yom Kippur (Oct. 12), the holiest day of the Jewish year, hundreds of Jews will gather at Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza for a religious service to publicly mourn the lives of ...

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Hezbollah’s Relentless Missiles Attacks Spark Panic Across Israel On Yom Kippur

Tel Aviv is on high alert after Hezbollah continues its missile barrage from Friday and bombards over 100 projectiles ...

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