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Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is on the 10th of Tishrei. It is the holiest day of the year: a day of fasting, teshuvah, and tefillah. On Yom Kippur, we get as close as possible to Hashem and to our true self—who we really are deep down— pure, holy souls. It’s our final opportunity to change our decree for the coming year before it is “sealed.” Hashem “opens His arms wide...
The synagogue service which developed in the place of the Temple Yom Kippur service now dominates the celebration of Yom Kippur in Jewish life. On Yom Kippur the Jewish people attend five synagogue services beginning on the evening before and ending the following evening.* The people gather before sundown to begin with the Kol Nidre (all Vows) whic...
Yom Kippur makes us confront the most fundamental truths of human existence: our mortality, our responsibility for our actions, and our enduring relationship with God. It is a day of awe and trembling but also of profound honesty and hopeful introspection. In the face of national tragedy and personal grief, Yom Kippur offers us a framework for meaning, accountability, and renewal. The articles...
Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (known as the High Holy Days) are often regarded as the most im-portant of all Jewish holidays. They are observed in the fall season during the month of Tishrei, the first month of the Jewish calendar. Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year and begins a ten-day period known as the Yamim Nora’im (“Days of Awe” in Hebrew), which is a...
Yom Kippur ( ר וכפ םיו ) takes place on the 10th Tishrei. This day is referred to as the ‘Sabbath of Sabbaths’ (Vayikra 16:31), from which the Rabbis thought that the same rules apply on Yom Kippur as those of a regular Shabbat. However, given the demand that on this day we should ‘afflict yourselves’ (see Vayikra 16:31 & Bemidbar 29:7), the Rabbis explained that there addiional...
The name of the meal prior to Yom Kippur is the ‘Seudah Hamafseket’ (literally, the ‘separating meal’). The key theme of Yom Kippur is atonement. This is because on Yom Kippur, God forgave Bnei Yisrael who built the Golden Calf and gave Moshe a second set of tablets.
Yom Kippur reminds us that the health of a society—just like the health of a soul—depends on the strength of its moral fabric. It calls for accountability, honest reflection, and courageous action. It insists that every voice matters, and that silence in the face of injustice is not neutrality—it is complicity.