Ahead, read about appropriate Yom Kippur greetings to share with friends and loved ones, in English as well as in Hebrew and Yiddish. How to greet someone on Yom Kippur. Maskot - Getty Images.

Yom Kippur began at sundown on Sunday and continues until sundown on Monday. ... There is a reading from Leviticus and the Yizkor, which is a memorial prayer for those who died this year.

Five distinct prayer services take place on Yom Kippur, and rabbis read from a special prayer book known as the machzor. The day is devoted to introspection, prayer, and asking for forgiveness.

Yom Kippur comes 10 days after the two-day holiday of Rosh Hashanah, commonly known as the Jewish New Year. ... One of the reasons we read that book, is because with Jonah's time in the whale, ...

Yom Kippur will begin this weekend on Sunday, Sept. 24 at sunset. Here's what to know about the meaning of the Jewish holiday, ... Minchah is the reading of the Book of Jonah. ...

If Yom Kippur demands one thing of us, it’s an acknowledgment of our fragile grasp on life. At the center of the holiday is a reading, Unetaneh Tokef , that imagines – literally – how any ...

Last October, on Yom Kippur, my 11-year-old son, a keen cyclist, ... Stay home reading a novel, or go for a walk in the wild, or rearrange my bookshelves — always a stress-reliever.

As Yom Kippur approaches, you might wonder what to say to someone who observes the Jewish High Holiday. Ahead, read about appropriate Yom Kippur greetings to share with friends and loved ones, in ...

Ahead, read about appropriate Yom Kippur greetings to share with friends and loved ones, in English as well as in Hebrew and Yiddish. How to greet someone on Yom Kippur. Maskot - Getty Images.