Month: September 2023

Yom Kippur Begins Today, Sunday, September 23, 2024

By Brenda June Temple   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Yom Kippur Hebrew: יוֹם כִּפּוּר‎, Yōm Kippūr, [ˈjom kiˈpuʁ], lit. ’Day of Atonement‘) is the holiest day in Judaism and Samaritanism. It occurs annually on the 10th of Tishrei, corresponding to a secular date in September or early October. Primarily centered on atonement and repentance, the day’s main observances consist of full fasting and ascetic […]