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Day of Atonement

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Day of Atonement
n.
See Yom Kippur.
[Translation of Hebrew yôm kippûr.]
Day of Atonement
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) another name for Yom Kippur
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Noun1.Day of Atonement - (Judaism) a solemn and major fast day on the Jewish calendar; 10th of Tishri; its observance is one of the requirements of the Mosaic law
Yom Kippur
Judaism - the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
major fast day - one of two major fast days on the Jewish calendar
High Holiday, High Holy Day - Jewish holy days observed with particular solemnity
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Gloria Wellman Patrick Girault Santa Fe Respect all holy days Every fall, Jews around the world unite in prayer to observe Rosh Hashanah, the new year, and Yom Kippur, the day of atonement.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
Yom Kippur is known as the Day of Atonement, or more correctly <em>Yom ha-Kippurim</em> (Leviticus 16) dates back to Jewish antiquity almost 4,000 years to the time of Moses.
Yom Kippur history by International Business Times - US ed.
OBSERVANT JEWS FAST FOR 24 HOURS ON YOM KIPPUR, THE DAY OF ATONEMENT.
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