Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, is the most sacred day in the Jewish calendar. This video explores its historical roots in the Torah, its connection to repentance and purification, and ...

Rosh Hashanah is celebrated now through the evening of Oct. 4, and the next big holiday after that is Yom Kippur, which "closes the book" on the former year, and is considered the holiest of ...

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Yom Kippur means Day of Atonement. It is the most sacred and solemn day in the Jewish calendar. Atonement means to put things right. That day is about people putting things right with God through ...