Day of Atonement

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Day of Atonement

See Yom Kippur.

[Translation of Hebrew yôm kippûr.]

Day of Atonement

(Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) another name for Yom Kippur

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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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1) The subject of the seventh chapter of Barnabas is the Day of Atonement ritual described in Leviticus 16 (cf.

Midrash and the letter of Barnabas by Hegedus, Tim / Biblical Theology Bulletin

He received three years probation, a year of anger management counseling and 100 hours of community service, which unfortunately didn't include spending Monday -- the Jewish day of atonement, Yom Kippur -- in a synagogue.

CAN WE GET A T.O. FOR BAD BEHAVIOR? by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

Likewise, the day of atonement is for the "unintentional sin" of the people.

Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost (proper 25): October 23, 2005 by Hilfiger, Gary / Currents in Theology and Mission

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