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Yom Kippur 2012 and Its Significance 

9/25/2012

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Orthodox Jews perform the Tashlich prayer ritual. Tashlich casts away the sins of the past year into a pool of water and may be performed at anytime from the first day of Rosh Hashana until Yom Kippur. Photo Credit: Megan Sack
By Megan Sack
Education Contributor

Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, is observed in 2012 from sundown September 25 to nightfall September 26. The Hebrew date for Yom Kippur is 9-10 Tishrei 5773.

The Day of Atonement, also known as the Sabbath of Sabbaths, is the most important day of the Jewish year. More people go to temple on Yom Kippur than any other holiday.

Yom Kippur marks the end of the Days of Awe, a 10-day period of teshuvah (literally "return," commonly understood as repentance) that begins with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.

During the Days of Awe, Jews seek forgiveness from friends, family and co-workers, a process that begins with Tashlich, the symbolic casting off of sins that is traditionally observed on the afternoon of Rosh Hashanah by throwing bread into a body of water. On Yom Kippur, Jews attempt to mend their relationships with God. This is done partly by reciting the Vidui, a public confession of sins.

The holiday has the most extensive prayer schedule of the Hebrew calendar and significant abstinence from food, drink, animal-based clothing and sexual intimacy. Communal prayers for Yom Kippur begin with Kol Nidre, a legal document that is hauntingly chanted and emotionally charged. The Book of Jonah is read during the afternoon prayer service on Yom Kippur day. The Day of Atonement is the only Jewish holiday that includes a fifth prayer service, called Ne'ilah, which is a final plea of repentance before the gates of heaven are said to close. The Ne'ilah service precedes the shofar blowing and the end of the fast.

Though Yom Kippur is characterized by fasting and prayers of repentance, it is actually considered the most joyous day of the Jewish year because it commemorates God's forgiveness of the sin of the Golden Calf, and is considered a time to start anew spiritually.

G'mar Hatimah Tovah.

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