Yom Kippur is not a commemoration of an event. It is a day of fasting, reflection, and prayer for forgiveness for the sins of the past year. The Torah set the date for Yom Kippur on the tenth of Tishrei in the Jewish calendar. According to the Gregorian calendar, Yom Kippur falls in September or October.
September 18, 2010
September 15, 1956
not quick enough! In 2010 Yom Kippur starts on September 17th 2010, ending sunset September 18 2010
The Day of Atonement is Yom Kippur (Leviticus ch.23). This is the holiest day in Judaism and the day where even secular Jews attend synagogue. On Yom Kippur, Jewish people fast from all food and drinks for a complete 25hrs, starting just before sunset the previous day.
Jewish Mexicans do Yom Kippur.
Yom Kippur
The pronounciation of yom kippur is yum-kipp-her.
Yom Kippur is not a person or a country, it is a holiday. The Egyptians chose to invade Israel on Yom Kippur because of its solemnity. They expected the Israelis to be unprepared on Yom Kippur, which was indeed the case.
First, we want to make sure that you don't think that Yom Kippur is a month. Yom Kippur is a single day, in the Hebrew month of Tishrei. Elul (אלול) is the month preceding Tishrei and all the days in it, including Yom Kippur.
Jewish Mexicans celebrate Yom Kippur.
Yom Kippur literally means "Day of Atonement".