Yom Kippur
Maurycy Gottlieb - Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur.jpg
Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur, by Maurycy Gottlieb (1878)
Official nameיוֹם כִּיפּוּר
Observed by
  • Jews
  • Samaritans
TypeJewish
SignificanceAtonement for personal sins, fate of each person is sealed for the upcoming year
Observances
  • Fasting
  • prayer
  • abstaining from physical pleasures
  • refraining from work
Date10th day of Tishrei
2021 dateSunset, 15 September –
nightfall, 16 September
2022 dateSunset, 4 October –
nightfall, 5 October
2023 dateSunset, 24 September –
nightfall, 25 September
2024 dateSunset, 11 October –
nightfall, 12 October
FrequencyAnnual
Related toRosh Hashanah, which precedes Yom Kippur