Yom Kippur
Day of Atonement
Yom Kippur is the holiest day in Judaism, observed with fasting, prayer, and repentance.
The Hebrew name means "Day of Atonement." It falls in September or October, ten days after Rosh Hashanah, concluding the High Holy Days.
Jews abstain from food, drink, and work, spending much of the day in synagogue services seeking forgiveness for sins of the past year.
Jewish calendar's start
- SelichotJewish prayers seeking forgiveness
- Book of LifeDivine record of names
- inscriptionText permanently marked
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
new year · Sukkot · holiday season · solemnity · preparation
Remorseful state over misdeeds
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- penitenceRemorse for misdeeds
- regretSorrow over past actions
- guiltMoral self-reproach
confession · return · transformation · change · humility · sincerity · reform · renewal
Judaism's core scripture
- rabbiJewish spiritual leader
- machzorHigh Holy Day prayerbook
- tallitFringed Jewish worship garment
- kittelJewish ritual white robe
minyan · cantor · ark · bimah · congregation · Hebrew · Israel · mitzvah
Need for nourishment
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- sundownDay's end moment
- break-fastFirst meal eaten
- thirstNeed for fluid
self-denial · affliction · bagels · lox · kugel · discipline · restraint · self-control
Observing one's own mind
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
- meditationFocused attention practice
mindfulness · prayer · solitude · silence · awareness · self-assessment · pondering · deliberation
Releasing resentment toward offenders
- expiationRedress for offense
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- amendsCompensation for wrongdoing
confession · apology · redemption · purification · cleansing · sin · transgression · accountability
Rosh Hashanah
Jewish calendar's start
- SelichotJewish prayers seeking forgiveness
- Book of LifeDivine record of names
- inscriptionText permanently marked
judgment · new year · Sukkot · holiday season · solemnity · preparation
contrition
Remorseful state over misdeeds
guilt · confession · return · transformation · change · humility · sincerity · reform · renewal · resolution
Torah
Judaism's core scripture
kittel · minyan · cantor · ark · bimah · congregation · Hebrew · Israel · mitzvah · Talmud
hunger
Need for nourishment
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- sundownDay's end moment
- break-fastFirst meal eaten
thirst · self-denial · affliction · bagels · lox · kugel · discipline · restraint · self-control · white clothing
introspection
Observing one's own mind
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
meditation · mindfulness · prayer · solitude · silence · awareness · self-assessment · pondering · deliberation · accounting
forgiveness
Releasing resentment toward offenders
- expiationRedress for offense
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
amends · confession · apology · redemption · purification · cleansing · sin · transgression · accountability · judgment
- Religious HolidaysEaster Sunday, Passover, Pentecost, Good Friday, Ramadan
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- holy daysEaster Sunday, holy day, Easter Week, Christmas Eve, sabbath day
- Jewish FestivalsPassover, Shabbat, Sukkot, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah
- religious fastsLent, Ramadan, Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, Tisha B'Av
- Jewish FastsTisha B'Av
Yom KippurPurim
Adar feast day
feast day · celebration · Sukkot · Passover · Hanukkah
Yom KippurPurim
Adar feast day
feast · Passover Seder · Sukkot · celebration · festival
Yom KippurPassover
Festival of liberation
hedonism · indulgence · Exodus · feasting · liberation