What was the importance of yom kippur?

Answer 1

Actually, is's not - but it is nevertheless very, very important (it's definitely the second most important) as it's the day when observant Jews believe G-d takes a long, hard look at how they have behaved over the last year and what they have done during the ten days since Rosh Hashanah to put right any sins or wrongs committed. If a person has truly tried to make amends, they can consider themselves absolved with G-d. This is considered so important that there are many Jewish people who don't attend a synagogue on any other day but always make it for the Yom Kippur services.

The most important is Shabbat, which of course falls weekly, as it commemorates G-d's creation of the Universe and provides an escape from everyday labours and time to spend with that most important concept among Jewish people, the family.

Answer 2

Yom Kippur is day of atonement

Answer 3

Rosh Hashana is the Jewish New Year, and Yom Kippur is 10 days later. Rosh Hashana literally means "the head of the year" and Yom Kippur literally means the "day of atonement." These days mark the start and end of a period known in the Jewish tradition as the Days of Awe. The tradition holds that, on Rosh Hashanah, God opens the book of judgement, and on Yom Kippur, the book is closed, sealing the fate of every living being for the next year. Therefore, in the month leading up to Rosh Hashana and even more, during the Days of Awe, it is important to put yourself right with your fellow, attempting to right any wrongs you have done. The liturgies of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur include repeated confessional prayers. Some of the prayers describe Yom Kippur as a foreshadowing of Judgement day.

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