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 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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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 מִנחָה

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 מִנחָה

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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