Yom Kippur means the "Day of Atonement" and is the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. It is a solemn day dedicated to fasting, prayer, repentance, and seeking forgiveness for sins committed in the past year. Yom Kippur marks the culmination of the Ten Days of Repentance that begin with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. On this day, Jewish tradition teaches that God seals the fate of individuals for the coming year, making it a time for deep reflection, reconciliation, and spiritual cleansing.
During Yom Kippur, observant Jews fast for about 25 hours, abstaining from food, drink, and other physical comforts, and spend much of the day in synagogue engaged in prayer and meditation. It is a day for introspection, forgiveness, and commitment to self-improvement and healing relationships.
