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Yom Kippur 2016


Jews praying at the western wall in Jerusalem at night for Yom Kippur.
October 2016
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Columbus Day
Monday October 10
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Yom Kippur
Wednesday October 12
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Halloween Day
Monday October 31
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Yom Kippur for the year 2016 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of Tuesday, October 11th ending at sundown on Wednesday, October 12th.


Yom Kippur is on the tenth day of the month of Tishri in the Jewish calendar. Known as the Day of Atonement, the Jewish holiday is spent in prayer and fasting among many people of the Jewish faith. The seven day festival of Sukkot commemorating the wandering in the desert for 40 years, begins on the fifth day after Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are the two important days of atonement for most practicing Jews.

Why do Jewish holidays start at nighttime?

According to the Torah, the story of creation in Genesis says “And it was evening, and it was morning day one”, “And it was evening, and it was morning; the second day”, thus night comes before day. So for the Jewish calendar all days begin at nightfall and end the next day at nightfall including holidays.

Days to Yom Kippur 2016

Wednesday, October 12th is day number 286 of the 2016 calendar year with -7 years, -5 months, -6 days until Yom Kippur 2016.


Yom Kippur
Name(s):Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement
Type:Observance, Jewish
When:10th of Tishri in Hebrew Calendar

Dates for Yom Kippur

HolidayDateDays to Go
Yom Kippur 2022 Wednesday, October 05, 2022 -530
Yom Kippur 2023 Monday, September 25, 2023 -175
Yom Kippur 2024 Saturday, October 12, 2024 208
Yom Kippur 2025 Thursday, October 02, 2025 563
Yom Kippur 2026 Monday, September 21, 2026 917
Yom Kippur 2027 Monday, October 11, 2027 1302


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