what is Yom Kippur?

Answer 1

Its the Jewish day of atonement and the most important day of the year too! On Yom Kippur we fast for 24 hours, starting at sunset the night before until sunset on Yom Kippur day. All men dress in white because we are likened to angels on this day and we pray most of the day. We ask G-d to forgive us for all our sins and to seal us for a good year to come. Its the festival that follows our new year which is 10 days prior. Even most non-religious observe this day.

Answer 2

As others have mentioned Yom Kippur is the day of repentance or day of attonment when God forgives you for your sins. On this day we remember the story of how the Israelites lost faith in their G-d to worship golden cows, or idols. He would have destroyed them if it weren't for the prophet, Moses. The Israelites were repenting for a year after that until finally G-d forgave them. On this day there are five main responsibilities that you do to keep the tradition of Yom Kippur. One is you don't drink. You are not allowed to eat. You are not allowed to wear any perfume, make-up, or cologne. You can't wear anything leather, and finally you can't have any maternal relationships. By doing all of these things you can remember the way Israelites repented and at the same timee suffered

Answer 3

Yom Kippour is the most religious day of the year for people of the Hebrew Faith. It is a day of self reflection and atonement of any mishaps committed during the year. Dinner eaten on the Eve of Yom Kippour and all activities (except prayer and Meditation) are discontinued (including breakfast and lunch and snacks) until sundown of the following day. Special prayers are included for the dead (called Yizkor).

Answer 4

For people of the Jewish faith, Yom Kippur is also called the Day of Atonement.

Answer 5

It is a Jewish holiday. Your fasting which you dont eat or drink for the day. Yom Kippur is a day when you ask of forgivness. It is one of the most important Jewish holiday

Answer 6

it is the holiest day of the Jewish year. it is the day g-d decideds who will live, who will die, how much money you will make, how hard the year will be. everything is decided on that day. everyone including non Jews.

you pray 5 times that day, the only time of the whole year. kol nidrai/(almoinet of our vows)(it was created by the Jews who pretened to be Christans in Spain because they didnt want to leave because of the Inqustion in 1492. It was created to anul all the things they said to false g-ds) marriv, sharchit, musaf, mincha, and neliah (when all the Jews are brought into g-ds inner chamber and it is just him and them)

Also it is a day that Islam copied to make their own religon. Islamic people pray copied the Jews holiest day and made it the same for them everyday

Answer 7

It is a Jewish Holy day, one of the holiest. You spend the day in fasting and prayer, after asking all those you've sinned against for forgiveness. If you have up to 3 times to ask for forgiveness. If they refuse after that, supposedly God considers the sin forgiven. It's their day of atonement.

Answer 8

Good question.

Answer 9

Yom Kippur is The Day of Atonement of Israel.
This is the last day that Israel can atone for it's sins against God. But Yom Kippur atones only for sins between man and G-d, not for sins against another person. To atone for sins against another person, you must first seek reconciliation with that person, righting the wrongs you committed against them if possible. That must all be done before Yom Kippur.
Leviticus 23:26-32
Day of Atonement
26 The LORD said to Moses, 27 "The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. Hold a sacred assembly and deny yourselves, [d] and present an offering made to the LORD by fire. 28 Do no work on that day, because it is the Day of Atonement, when atonement is made for you before the LORD your God. 29 Anyone who does not deny himself on that day must be cut off from his people. 30 I will destroy from among his people anyone who does any work on that day. 31 You shall do no work at all. This is to be a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, wherever you live. 32 It is a sabbath of rest for you, and you must deny yourselves. From the evening of the ninth day of the month until the following evening you are to observe your sabbath."

Tragedies that occured on Yom Kippur

1312BC- Spies return from 40 days in Israel with evil reports of the Land of Israel. Jewish people cry in despair, give up hope of entering the Land of Israel.
421BC- Destruction of First Temple by the Babylonians, under Nebuchadnezar. About 100,000 Jews killed during invasion. Exile of remaining tribes in southern kingdom to Babylon and Persia.
70AD- Destruction of Second Temple by Romans, under Titus. Over 2,500,000 Jews die as a result of war, famine and disease. Over 1,000,000 Jews exiled to all parts of the Roman Empire. Over 100,000 Jews sold as slaves by Romans. Jews killed and tortured in gladiatorial "games" and pagan celebrations.
132AD- Bar Kochba revolt crushed. Betar destroyed - over 100,00 killed.
133AD- Turnus Rufus ploughs site of Temple. Romans build pagan city of Aelia Capitolina on site of Jerusalem.
1095AD- First Crusade declared by Pope Urban II. 10,000 Jews killed in first month of Crusade. Crusades bring death and destruction to thousands of Jews, totally obliterate many communities in Rhineland and France.
1290AD- Expulsion of Jews from England, accompanied by pogroms and confiscation of books and property.
1492AD- Inquisition in Spain and Portugal culminates in the expulsion of the Jews from the Iberian Peninsula. Families separated, many die by drowning, massive loss of property.
1914AD- Britain and Russia declare war on Germany. First World War begins. First World War issues unresolved, ultimately causing Second World War and Holocaust. 75% of all Jews in war zones. Jews in armies of all sides - 120,000 Jewish casualties in armies. Over 400 pogroms immediately following war in Hungary, Ukraine, Poland and Russia.
1942AD- Deportations from Warsaw Ghetto to the Treblinka concentration camp begin.
1989AD- Iraq walks out of talks with Kuwait.
1994AD- The deadly bombing the building of the AMIA (the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina) which killed 86 people and wounded some 300 others.

Answer 10

no idea. Did you know that yours is the only question in this category?