Kol nidre prayer

Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is considered the holiest day of the year in Judaism. It takes place nine days after Rosh Hashanah, the other Jewish High Holiday.

For practicing Jews, these "Ten Days of Repentance" are a time for prayer and reflection.

High holy days calendar 2024

This year, Yom Kippur begins at sundown on Sunday, September 24, 2023 and ends at nightfall on Monday, September 25, 2023.

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur prayers are found in a special prayer book for the High Holidays, called a Machzor.

You can find all the Yom Kippur prayers in English and in English and Hebrew online.

Yom Kippur is a solemn day dedicated to prayer and fasting — so much so that it "contains the greatest volume of prayer of any single day in the Jewish year," according to My Jewish Learning.

There are five services that are traditionally held on Yom Kippur: Kol Nidrei and Ma'ariv, Shachrit, Musaf, Mincha, and Ne'ilah.

Yom Kippur prayers

There are also a few prayers that are commonly recited at home, before families leave

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