Yom Kippur 2024: Observance of the Holiest Day in Judaism Begins
Yom Kippur, known as the Day of Atonement, is marked by fasting and prayer from October 11 to 12, 2024, as Jews seek forgiveness and spiritual renewal.
- Yom Kippur is observed from the evening of October 11 to the evening of October 12, 2024, beginning at 18:50 and ending at 19:54 in Paris.
- This solemn Jewish holiday involves a 25-hour fast and five specific prohibitions, including refraining from work, washing, and wearing leather shoes.
- The day commemorates God's forgiveness of the Israelites for the sin of the Golden Calf, as recounted in the Book of Exodus.
- During Yom Kippur, five mandatory prayers are recited, culminating in the blowing of the shofar, a ram's horn, to signal the end of the fast.
- The observance is a time for introspection, repentance, and reconciliation, with the faithful seeking to be inscribed in the Book of Life for the coming year.
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