- Yom Kippur is a Jewish holiday.
- Yom Kippur means Day of Atonement.
- It represents the day the God forgave the Jewish people for the sin of the Golden Calf.
- Yom Kippuer is considered to be the holiest day of the year for Jewish people.
- On the Day of Atonement people ask God for forgiveness of their sins.
- Yom Kippur is a day of fasting and prayer.
- There are five prayers said during Yom Kippur:
- Maariv- on the eve of Yom Kippur
- Shacharrit- morning prayer
- Musaf
- Minchah
- Neilah
- It is celebrated 10 days after Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year.
- The 10 days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are called the Ten Days of Awe.
- Yom Kippur begins on the eve of the tenth day of the Tishrei.
- The Tisheri is the name of the Jewish calendar.
- On the Jewish calendar the day begins at sunset.
- On the afternoon before Yom Kippur many eat a large meal with traditional Jewish foods.
- Before sunset the women and girls light candles.
- At sunset the fasting begins.
- The fasting last 25 hours.
- All girls 12 and up and boys 13 and up fast unless a medical condition prevents it.
- During Yom Kippur there is no eating, bathing, use of creams, oils or perfumes, and you cannot wear anything leather, including shoes.
- In celebration of Yom Kippur Jewish people do not work.
- Many schools are closed.