Yom Kippur 2016 / יוֹם כִּפּוּר 5777
Day of Atonement ✡️
Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 5777 began on and ended on .
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
Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
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Yom Kippur 2013 | 10 Tishrei 5774 | ||
Yom Kippur 2014 | 10 Tishrei 5775 | ||
Yom Kippur 2015 | 10 Tishrei 5776 | ||
Yom Kippur 2016 | 10 Tishrei 5777 | ||
Yom Kippur 2017 | 10 Tishrei 5778 | ||
Yom Kippur 2018 | 10 Tishrei 5779 | ||
Yom Kippur 2019 | 10 Tishrei 5780 | ||
Yom Kippur 2020 | 10 Tishrei 5781 |
Tanakh
Yom Kippur
/ יוֹם כִּפּוּר
Torah Portion: Leviticus 16:1-34; Numbers 29:7-11
- 1: Leviticus 16:1-6 · 6 p’sukim ·
- 2: Leviticus 16:7-11 · 5 p’sukim ·
- 3: Leviticus 16:12-17 · 6 p’sukim ·
- 4: Leviticus 16:18-24 · 7 p’sukim ·
- 5: Leviticus 16:25-30 · 6 p’sukim ·
- 6: Leviticus 16:31-34 · 4 p’sukim ·
- maf: Numbers 29:7-11 · 5 p’sukim ·
Haftarah: Isaiah 57:14-58:14 · 22 p’sukim
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- Sefaria Tanakh
- Sefaria.org
- Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)
- Jewish Publication Society
- "Yom Kippur" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)

Days of Awe
by Shmuel Yosef Agnon

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

Entering the High Holy Days
by Rabbi Reuven Hammer