Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Yom Kippur.

Yom Kippur is a holiday that the people in the story celebrate. Every year, we get off of school for it, but I never knew what it was.

Yom Kippur is the holiest day for religious Jews, being the most important day of celebrance. It is also known as The Day of Atonement, devoted to confession of sins and reconciliation with God, occurring ten days after Rosh Hashanah. The purpose of this high holy day is to work things out between people and between one's self and God. It's also the day when God decides one's fate.

1 comment:

  1. I heard of this holidays but I never knew what they meant. This really helps me understand Jewish people better. Thanks a whole lot! (:

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