Yom Kippur 2009
September 28, 2009
The Day After Ondoy!
WHAT IS THE MESSAGE?!
September 28, 2009
The Day After Ondoy!
WHAT IS THE MESSAGE?!
Yom Kippur (Hebrew: יוֹם כִּפּוּר, IPA: [ˈjɔm kiˈpur]), also known as the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year for religious Jews.
Its central themes are atonement and repentance.
Jews traditionally observe this holy day with an approximately 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.
1. No eating and drinking
2. No wearing of leather shoes
3. No bathing or washing
4. No anointing oneself with perfumes or lotions
5. No marital relations
A Jew tries to amend his or her behavior and seek forgiveness for wrongs done against God (bein adam leMakom) and against other human beings (bein adam lechavero).
The evening and day of Yom Kippur are set aside for public and
private petitions and confessions of guilt (Vidui).
At the end of Yom Kippur,
one considers one's self absolved by God.
one considers one's self absolved by God.
Quick Facts
Yom Kippur is an important Jewish holiday that falls on the 10th day of the month of Tishrei in the Jewish calendar.
Yom Kippur 2009 Monday, September 28, 2009
Note: Many Jewish holidays begin at sundown the day before the date specified for the holiday.
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