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The name translated from Hebrew to English as the Day of Atonement began at sunset yesterday and ends at nightfall tonight.
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Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement in the Jewish faith and is considered the holiest of Judaism's two High Holy Days — the other is Rosh Hashanah, the New Year celebration.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024
What is Yom Kippur? Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is when Jews reflect on sins or wrongdoings from the previous year.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Oct. 2024
Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is when Jewish people reflect on sins or wrongdoings from the previous year.
—Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is considered the holiest day of the year in Judaism.
—Jamie Kravitz, Woman's Day, 28 Aug. 2023
Rosh Hashanah is the first of the Jewish High Holidays, followed by Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement.
—Jamie Kravitz, Woman's Day, 25 Aug. 2023
On that fateful afternoon on October 6, 1973—Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement in Judaism—177 Israeli tanks faced 1,400 Syrian T-55 and T-62 tanks, backed by vast numbers of artillery, infantry, and anti-tank rockets.
—Michael Peck, Popular Mechanics, 10 May 2023
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Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement in the Jewish faith and is considered the holiest of Judaism's two High Holy Days — the other is Rosh Hashanah, the New Year celebration.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024
What is Yom Kippur? Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is when Jews reflect on sins or wrongdoings from the previous year.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Oct. 2024
Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is when Jewish people reflect on sins or wrongdoings from the previous year.
—Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is considered the holiest day of the year in Judaism.
—Jamie Kravitz, Woman's Day, 28 Aug. 2023
Rosh Hashanah is the first of the Jewish High Holidays, followed by Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement.
—Jamie Kravitz, Woman's Day, 25 Aug. 2023
On that fateful afternoon on October 6, 1973—Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement in Judaism—177 Israeli tanks faced 1,400 Syrian T-55 and T-62 tanks, backed by vast numbers of artillery, infantry, and anti-tank rockets.
—Michael Peck, Popular Mechanics, 10 May 2023
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