Early fall
Yom Kippur יום כיפור
One day a year to start clean.
When it falls next
- Diaspora: begins at sundown on October 10, 2027; last day October 11, 2027
- Israel: begins at sundown on October 10, 2027; last day October 11, 2027
Torah readings
- Yom Kippur: Leviticus 16:1-34; Numbers 29:7-11
Once a year
Leviticus 16:29-34
וְהָיְתָה לָכֶם לְחֻקַּת עוֹלָם בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי בֶּעָשׂוֹר לַחֹדֶשׁ תְּעַנּוּ אֶת־נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם וְכָל־מְלָאכָה לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ הָאֶזְרָח וְהַגֵּר הַגָּר בְּתוֹכְכֶם׃
16:29 And it shall be a statute for ever unto you: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and shall do no manner of work, the home-born, or the stranger that sojourneth among you.
כִּי־בַיּוֹם הַזֶּה יְכַפֵּר עֲלֵיכֶם לְטַהֵר אֶתְכֶם מִכֹּל חַטֹּאתֵיכֶם לִפְנֵי יְהוָה תִּטְהָרוּ׃
16:30 For on this day shall atonement be made for you, to cleanse you; from all your sins shall ye be clean before the LORD.
שַׁבַּת שַׁבָּתוֹן הִיא לָכֶם וְעִנִּיתֶם אֶת־נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם חֻקַּת עוֹלָם׃
16:31 It is a sabbath of solemn rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls; it is a statute for ever.
וְכִפֶּר הַכֹּהֵן אֲשֶׁר־יִמְשַׁח אֹתוֹ וַאֲשֶׁר יְמַלֵּא אֶת־יָדוֹ לְכַהֵן תַּחַת אָבִיו וְלָבַשׁ אֶת־בִּגְדֵי הַבָּד בִּגְדֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ׃
16:32 And the priest, who shall be anointed and who shall be consecrated to be priest in his father’s stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen garments, even the holy garments.
Continues in the lesson.
JPS 1917 and Tanach with Nikkud, public domain, via Sefaria
The end of the Yom Kippur chapter in Leviticus. It's read on the holiday itself. Notice who it includes: the home-born and the stranger alike.
Take the 5-minute lessonDates and readings: Hebcal (CC BY 4.0). Jewish days begin at sundown.