Yom Kippur / יוֹם כִּפּוּר

Day of Atonement ✡️

Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 5787 begins at sundown on Sunday, 20 September 2026 and ends at nightfall on Monday, 21 September 2026.

Yom Kippur (Hebrew: יוֹם כִּפּוּר or יום הכִפּוּרִים), also known as the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year in Judaism. Its central themes are atonement and repentance, observed through a 25-hour fast and extended prayer services in synagogues. Alongside Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur is one of the two High Holy Days, representing the culmination of the Ten Days of Repentance. Jewish tradition teaches that during this period G‑d inscribes each person’s fate for the coming year, with the verdict sealed on Yom Kippur itself.

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Tanakh

Yom Kippur / יוֹם כִּפּוּר

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

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

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

Yom Kippur (Mincha, Traditional) / יוֹם כִּפּוּר מִנְחָה

Torah Portion: Leviticus 18:1-30

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

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

Yom Kippur (Mincha, Alternate) / יוֹם כִּפּוּר מִנְחָה

Torah Portion: Leviticus 19:1-18

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

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“Yom Kippur” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia

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