Feasts and Festivals

A Jewish holiday or festival is a day or series of days observed by Jews as a holy or secular commemoration of an important event in Jewish history. In Hebrew, Jewish holidays and festivals, depending on their nature, may be called yom tov ("good day") (Yiddish: yontif) or chag ("festival") or ta'anit ("fast").

The origins of various Jewish holidays generally can be found in Biblical mitzvot (commandments), rabbinical mandate, and modern Israeli history.

Yom Kippur — Day of Atonement

• Erev Yom Kippur — 9 Tishrei
• Yom Kippur (יום כיפור‎) — 10 Tishrei

(Leviticus 23:27)²⁷ "The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. Hold a sacred assembly and deny yourselves, and present an offering made to the LORD by fire.

(Leviticus 16:29)
²⁹ "This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month you must deny yourselves and not do any work—whether native-born or an alien living among you-

(Numbers 29:7)⁷" 'On the tenth day of this seventh month hold a sacred assembly. You must deny yourselves and do no work.

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