You don't have to give me a long drawn out story just where it comes from and how they celebrate it. Also what religion does it come from?
2006-07-20 07:30:57 · 14 answers · asked by Michelle 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Yom Kippur
Its a day to celebrate meee!!!!
2006-07-20 08:29:12 · answer #1 · answered by stephhh (: 3 · 1⤊ 6⤋
Yom Kippur is a Jewish holiday. It means "Day of Atonement" and it comes from Leviticus chapter 16. Once a year, the high priest would make atonement for the people at the Holy Temple. Even though the Temple is no longer in existence, Jews still observe this holiday by going to synagogue and fasting from sundown the night before to sundown of that day.
2006-07-20 07:34:16 · answer #2 · answered by dwaynej 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yom Kippur is a Jewish religious holiday - their holiest day. It's the "Day of Atonement" and involves fast (no food or drink for a day) and prayer. No work either.
2006-07-20 07:33:54 · answer #3 · answered by kja63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Jewish Day of Atonement
to seek forgiveness from sin and repent
the one day the priest brough blood into the holy of holies to cover sin
came from God speaking to Moses and is very serious in the Jewish faith and God told Moses something sounding like he would perosnallytake the life of the people not pracitcing it so I believe there is a belife that God determines who will live through the upcoming year because of the statement made to moses
Jesus death on the cross is portrayed by the book of Hebrews to be the atonement for all time, and not a once every year event
Yom is day, Kipper is atonment , day of covering i think
Rosh Hasham is add a year, new year I forget which work is year
2006-07-20 07:33:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the holiest of Jewish holidays. The day of atonement. Basically, you're supposed to ask fogiveness from God and everyone you may have offended in the past year. I think you're not supposed to eat from sunset till the following sunset.
2006-07-20 07:35:21 · answer #5 · answered by shoelace 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is the Jewish Day of Atonement- it is celebrated much like a Sabbath with no work but there is also fasting. A great site to answer your questions about this and other Jewish holidays and customs is :
http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday4.htm
2006-07-20 07:35:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's the forgiveness holiday. It's 4 Jews. This one girl in my class said all they did was sit and ask 4 forgiveness. I might be getting it mixed up, though.
2006-07-20 07:34:29 · answer #7 · answered by skatedrummer93 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's A Jewish Holiday.
2006-07-20 07:32:16 · answer #8 · answered by dizz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the Jewish day of Atonement. A day to reflect on any sin or displeasures to God.
2006-07-20 07:33:15 · answer #9 · answered by Maria b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the holiest day in Judaism, a day to repent for all your sins. You spend the whole day in the Synagogue praying for forgiveness.
2006-07-20 07:33:43 · answer #10 · answered by lme_888 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its either jewish new year(end of jewish calender) or the day they have to fast.
i get yom kippur and rosh hasahna mixed up, im not jewish.
2006-07-20 07:33:42 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋