Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement, Hebrew: יום כיפור) is the last day to atone our sins of the Ten Days of Repentance, which start on the New Year (Rosh Hashanah). This is a fast mentioned in the Bible and the punishment mentioned for not keeping this fast is excommunication.
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30 Muslim volunteers took it upon themselves to take over all ambulance shifts in Jerusalem for United Hatzalah over Yom Kippur. They treated upwards of 50 people over the course of the day.
Kol Hakavod! https://t.co/tqjEesBVVn
There are a million things I loved about being in the Hudson Valley for Yom Kippur with @LabShul. I did not expect a bathroom sign to be among them but this is the best version of this I’ve ever seen! https://t.co/xm3o9hbiH0
WATCH: Two years ago, on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism, the Halle synagogue shooting took place in Germany. After unsuccessfully trying to enter a local synagogue, the attacker murdered two people nearby and later injured two others. We remember. https://t.co/7hTfHXW00Z
At sundown, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar will begin. ✡️ 🙌
What exactly is Yom Kippur?
Why do Jews fast on this holiday?
Gain a deeper understanding of Jewish tradition from AJC’s Dr. @ShawFrank. https://t.co/3jGoIzDJan
On the Eve of Yom Kippur, the Harry Radzyner Law School @ReichmanUni wishes our colleagues, friends, students, and alumni in Israel & abroad Gmar Hatima Tova!
For those of you who read Hebrew, please have a look here: https://t.co/7LjZNRnoxP. An English edition will follow soon. https://t.co/PEudw1QYcz
Fitted a new tyre to the little one’s bike in preparation for Yom Kippur that starts tonight. Here in Israel there is literally no traffic for 25hrs, just an eerie silence and the roads are handed to the kids for a day. I’ll be totally offline too, no electricity, no food & drink https://t.co/d2claQkpMl
Appropriating Judaism with other non Jews on Yom Kippur. This is the same antisemite who lied about her ties to a terrorist who rammed a car into Jews in hopes of murdering as many of us as possible. #antisemitism #racism https://t.co/ZTqQtpA3Z7 https://t.co/pwhIq6AOSY