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Atonement
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beginner
Yom Kippur: The Day of Atonement
The holiest day in the Jewish calendar — a 25-hour fast devoted to prayer, repentance, and spiritual renewal.
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Yom Kippur: The Complete Guide to the Day of Atonement
A comprehensive guide to Yom Kippur — the 25-hour fast, Kol Nidre, the five prayer services, the prohibitions, confession, and why the holiest day is also the most hopeful.
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Tractate Yoma: The Talmud of Yom Kippur
Tractate Yoma preserves the dramatic Yom Kippur Temple service in extraordinary detail — the High Priest's weeklong preparation, the scapegoat sent to Azazel, the five fasting prohibitions, and the theology of atonement that shapes Judaism to this day.
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