Many Jews follow the custom called "Selihot" which consists of getting up every night to go to the synagogue from the first day of "Elul". They begin to pray and seek forgiveness until dawn, then they go to their work. The intensity of this custom increases during the ten days between Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah. This is called "Yamim Nora'im" which means "Redoubtable Days". The Jews greet each other in these days with the following prayer: "May you be inscribed in the Book of Life" while asking God for forgiveness.
When is Yom Kippur 2021?
Yom Kippur 2021 started on the evening of Wednesday 15th Sep, 2021 (15/09/2021) and ended in the nightfall of Thursday 16th Sep, 2021 (16/09/2021).
Dates for Yom Kippur from 2015 to 2024
When is ...? | Weekday | Date | Days away |
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Yom Kippur 2024 | Saturday | Oct 12th | in 175 days |
Yom Kippur 2023 | Monday | Sep 25th | 207 days ago |
Yom Kippur 2022 | Wednesday | Oct 5th | 562 days ago |
Yom Kippur 2021 | Thursday | Sep 16th | 946 days ago |
Yom Kippur 2020 | Monday | Sep 28th | 1299 days ago |
Yom Kippur 2019 | Wednesday | Oct 9th | 1654 days ago |
Yom Kippur 2018 | Wednesday | Sep 19th | 2039 days ago |
Yom Kippur 2017 | Saturday | Sep 30th | 2393 days ago |
Yom Kippur 2016 | Wednesday | Oct 12th | 2746 days ago |
Yom Kippur 2015 | Wednesday | Sep 23rd | 3131 days ago |
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