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USA TODAY
Carly Mallenbaum
Sep 25 2020

Yom Kippur, which is observed from sundown Sunday to sundown Monday, is considered the holiest day of the year in Judaism. It’s a high holiday that follows Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.

But it’s not exactly a “happy” holiday. So don’t tell someone “Happy Yom Kippur.”

“This isn’t a day of raucousness and partying,” says Becky Sobelman-Stern, the chief program officer at the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. “Yom Kippur is not about being happy. It’s about thinking. It’s about self examination.”

Yom Kippur translates from Hebrew to English as Day of Atonement. Traditionally, Jews spend the holiday fasting and reflecting on sins committed over the past year.

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2020/09/25/yom-kippur-what-say-someone-observing-jewish-high-holiday/3496158001/
« Last Edit: September 27, 2020, 08:58:51 pm by 240B »
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The way I treat it, as I have a few Jewish friends (well, Jewish-Christian, but they acknowledge Jewish holidays) in addition to a few people on this board being Jewish, is to treat it with the same solemnity as Memorial Day or Good Friday.
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Yom Kippur translates from Hebrew to English as Day of Atonement.
Traditionally, Jews spend the holiday fasting and reflecting on sins committed over the past year.

And reciting the Kol Nidre (All Vows) prayer.
You might want to look that up.
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Yes, it is a solemn day.  "Celebrating" is the exact opposite of Yom Kippur.