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- The Bible refers to Yom Kippur as Shabbat Shabbaton (“ Sabbath of Solemn Rest,” or “Sabbath of Sabbaths”) because, even though the holy day may fall on a weekday, it is on Yom Kippur that solemnity and cessation of work are most complete.
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What is Shabbat Shuvah, and What Happens on Yom Kippur? The Sabbath between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is called Shabbat Shuvah, the Sabbath of Return (or Repentance), after a verse from the haftarah declaring “Return O Israel to the Lord, your God” (Hosea 14:2).
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is a 25-hour solemn fast day, during which Jewish people pray, seek forgiveness and a fresh start both with God and their fellows.
- Forty days before Yom Kippur, on the first of Elul, we begin blowing the shofar every morning and reciting Psalm 27 after the morning and afternoon...
- Like Shabbat, no work is to be done on Yom Kippur, from thetime the sun sets on the ninth of Tishrei until the stars come out in theevening of the...
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Yom Kippur Morning and Early Afternoon. We read about the special Yom Kippur service in the Holy Temple. The joint morning and Musaf services occupy the bulk of the day (approximately six hours). The morning service pretty much follows the order of the traditional Shabbat and holiday service.
Traditionally, Jews fast on this somber day and also refrain from other bodily pleasures. Yom Kippur, which falls 10 days after Rosh Hashanah, lasts one day. It begins at sundown and concludes at sundown the following day. The fast itself lasts 25 hours.
Oct 27, 2009 · Yom Kippur—the Day of Atonement—is considered the most important holiday in the Jewish faith. Falling in the month of Tishrei (September or October in the Gregorian calendar), it marks the ...
Leviticus 23:32 describes Yom Kippur as a Shabbat Shabbaton – a sabbath of complete rest. So it is seen as a mitzvah to attend all the services on Yom Kippur, from Kol Nidre in the evening, throughout the next day, ending with N’ilah (concluding services) and the sounding of the shofar.
