Yom Kippur
noun
Yom Kip·pur
ˌyōm-ki-ˈpu̇r 
ˌyȯm-,
ˌyäm-
-ˈki-pər,
-(ˌ)pu̇r
: a Jewish holiday observed with fasting and prayer on the 10th day of Tishri in accordance with the rites described in Leviticus 16
called also Day of Atonement
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The initial meeting took place days before Yom Kippur, and soon afterward, Rabbi Yonah Gross, a senior official at Keystone-K, met with Sammoudi to discuss the posts.
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Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2025
View Comments One of the worst bouts of stagflation happened in the 1970s after a spike in oil prices from the Arab oil embargo on the US and other countries that supported Israel in the 1973 Yom Kippur War raised the cost of living dramatically.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
One investigated how Israel was taken by surprise at the start of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, and its preliminary report sparked the resignation or dismissal first of top generals and then of Prime Minister Golda Meir, ending her career.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
This aligns with past precedents following major security failures in Israel, such as the 1973 Yom Kippur War, when a severe intelligence failure led to a war with Egypt and Syria.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
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Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2025
View Comments One of the worst bouts of stagflation happened in the 1970s after a spike in oil prices from the Arab oil embargo on the US and other countries that supported Israel in the 1973 Yom Kippur War raised the cost of living dramatically.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
One investigated how Israel was taken by surprise at the start of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, and its preliminary report sparked the resignation or dismissal first of top generals and then of Prime Minister Golda Meir, ending her career.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
This aligns with past precedents following major security failures in Israel, such as the 1973 Yom Kippur War, when a severe intelligence failure led to a war with Egypt and Syria.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
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Yom Kippur
noun
Yom Kip·pur
ˌyōm-ki-ˈpu̇r
ˌyȯm-
ˌyȯm-
ˌyäm-,
-ˈkip-ər
: a Jewish holiday observed in September or October with fasting and prayer as ways of making up for sins
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