what is jom kippoer, I know it is some Jewish festivity,?

Answer 1

Jewish new year

Answer 2

Yom Kippur (day of atonement).
It is not a festive day, it's a Jewish day (right after Rosh- HaShanah, the new year celebration) of fasting and praying to god for forgiveness for all the sins that have been committed during the year.
During Yom Kippur (which is one of the most important Jewish days), it is customary to ask each other for forgiveness and have a self examination.

You can read some more over here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_Kippur

Answer 3

Yom Kippur is the most holy day in the Jewish religious calendar. It is the Day of Atonement, when Man and God are reconciled, from the sins the man (person) has committed against God. If there are wrongs a Jewish person has done to another person, they must seek reconciliation with that person before Yom Kippur begins.

Click on the link below, for a bunch of interesting facts concerning this most holy day.

Answer 4

It's actually Yom Kippur.

Day of Atonement (ROM.5:11; ACTS 27:9; REV.20:1-3): a day of fasting and repentance known to the Jews as Yom Kippur.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_Atonement
It occurs on the tenth day of the seventh month. This Jewish month is called Tishri or Ethenim; the most solemn day of the year in Judaism. Here's more information about it in:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_Kippur
http://www.keyway.ca/htm2002/atonemnt.htm
https://www.cbn.com/SpiritualLife/BibleStudyAndTheology/Discipleship/yomkippur0902.aspx

You usually fast(no water or food), pray and repent for your sins of the past year. You also go to church that day to worship God.
I do this along with keeping it holy and sacred by doing Bible Study and Worship with my family. We sometimes take a little nap too. (Lev.23:26-32)

Answer 5

Yum Kippur is, indeed the day of Atonement and is most respcted by those of the Hassidic branch of the Jewish faith(s). It now has a special significance for the Isreali's due it being the annniversary of the attack by Egypt that caught Isreal with it's pants down as it is also, generally when the standing army is at it's weakest.

Answer 6

Yom Kippur is probably the most important holiday of the Jewish year. Many Jews who do not observe any other Jewish custom will refrain from work, fast and/or attend synagogue services on this day. Yom Kippur occurs on the 10th day of Tishri. The holiday is instituted at Leviticus 23:26 et seq.

The name "Yom Kippur" means "Day of Atonement," and that pretty much explains what the holiday is. It is a day set aside to "afflict the soul," to atone for the sins of the past year. In Days of Awe, I mentioned the "books" in which G-d inscribes all of our names. On Yom Kippur, the judgment entered in these books is sealed. This day is, essentially, your last appeal, your last chance to change the judgment, to demonstrate your repentance and make amends.

Answer 7

It's Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, in which Jews repent for all the sins they've committed that year. It usually falls in September/October. It's the holiest day in the Jewish year; you can't eat, drink, wash, wear cosmetics or leather shoes. In Israel they stop all public transport, there's no TV and they close the airports.

Answer 8

Yom Kippur. It is not a festivity. It is a very solemn holy day, of fasting and prayer. It is called the Day of Atonement.

Answer 9

It isn't a festivity, it is an all-day fast and cleansing that is the equivalent of the Day of Atonement in the Old Testament.

Answer 10

if you have done anything bad to anybody in the past year you must go and apologise and make up for it........if you are well enough and old enough you fast all day and have a lovely feast at the end of the day after a service.if you meet somebody the day before you wish them " well over the fast"..............i , not being Jewish once accidentally wished someone " well over the feast"

Answer 11

Its called Yom Kipoer, and it is the Jewish holiday or retonment. During the day you are not supossed to eat, you also can't wear leather shoes.