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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 ...

Also known as the Jewish Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur offers a time for Jews to reflect on sins or wrongdoings. Some Jews fast for the holiday, not eating or drinking for 25 hours.

Yom Kippur is the most important day of the year for the Jewish faith and ends the 10-day period of repentance and reflection known as the “High Holidays,” which began with Rosh Hashanah.

Yom Kippur, known as the holiest day in Judaism, is swiftly approaching after Rosh Hashanah kicked off the Jewish High Holy Days last weekend.. Also referred to as the “Day of Atonement,” Yom ...

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 ...

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 ...

It's called Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, and it lasts about 25 hours or until nightfall on Saturday. Yom Kippur comes at the end of the Jewish High Holy Days or "10 Days of Awe," 10 days ...

Yom Kippur is the most important day of the year for the Jewish faith and ends the 10-day period of repentance and reflection known as the “High Holidays,” which began with Rosh Hashanah.

Yom Kippur is the most important day of the year for the Jewish faith and ends the 10-day period of repentance and reflection known as the “High Holidays,” which began with Rosh Hashanah.

It's also the start of the Jewish High Holy Days leading up to the Jewish day of atonement, Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah is translated from Hebrew to mean the “head” of the year.

The Jewish day of atonement -- Yom Kippur -- which ended at sunset on Saturday, is one of the most important and generally respected of the fasts prescribed for observance among the Israelies.