So for the Jewish calendar all days begin at nightfall and end the next day at nightfall including holidays. Indeed, although Yom Kippur is the most solemn day of the year, it is suffused with an undercurrent of joy it is the joy of being immersed in the spirituality. Why do Jewish holidays start at nighttime?Īccording to the Torah, the story of creation in Genesis says “And it was evening, and it was morning day one”, “And it was evening, and it was morning the second day”, thus night comes before day. When the Temple stood in Jerusalem, the High Priest effected atonement for the. In the nine days following Rosh HaShanah, we repent for our sins of the past year. Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, falls ten days after Rosh Hashanah. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are the two important days of atonement for most practicing Jews. Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) is observed on the tenth day of Tishri. The seven day festival of Sukkot commemorating the wandering in the desert for 40 years, begins on the fifth day after Yom Kippur. Known as the Day of Atonement, the Jewish holiday is spent in prayer and fasting among many people of the Jewish faith. It is the day when we ask God for forgiveness and it.

Yom Kippur is on the tenth day of the month of Tishri in the Jewish calendar. It is considered the most important holiday on the Jewish calendar. Yom Kippur for the year 2023 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of Sunday, September 24th ending at sundown on Monday, September 25.

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