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…gjr wish famili All About Yom Kippur ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM AppleTree Editor What We Observe: Yom Kippur is literally the day of atonement (yom in Hebrew means "day," and kippur means "atonement"). Ift When We Observe: This year, Yom Kippur falls on Shabbat. It begins the evening of Friday, Sept. 24, and ends the evening of Saturday, Sept. 25. t Why We Observe: The command- ment to observe Yom Kippur is in the Torah in Leviticus 16:29, and...…

















































