"the Second Advent of Jesus would occur somewhere between March 1843 and March 1844, based on his interpretation of . A following gathered around Miller that included many from the Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian and Christian Connection churches. In the summer of 1844, some of Miller's followers promoted the date of October 22. They linked the cleansing of the sanctuary of Daniel 8:14 with the Jewish Day of Atonement, believed to be October 22 that year. By 1844, over 100,000 people were anticipating what Miller had called the ""Blessed Hope"". On October 22 many of the believers were up late into"
"between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Shabbat Shuvah has a special Haftarah that begins ""Shuvah Yisrael"" (come back, oh Israel), hence the name of that Shabbat. Traditionally the rabbi gives a long sermon on that day. It is held that, while judgment on each person is pronounced on Rosh Hashanah, it is not made absolute until Yom Kippur. The Ten Days are therefore an opportunity to mend one's ways in order to alter the judgment in one's favor. Yom Kippur (יום כפור ""yom kippūr"", ""Day of Atonement"") is the Jewish festival of the Day of Atonement. The Hebrew Bible calls"
"the Day of Atonement and then returning to summer time. In September 2010 the argument over the dates for summer time reached new heights and some firms even refused to adopt it. On 6 June 2011, Internal Affairs Minister Eli Yishai announced his support for extending IDT, setting the ending time to the beginning of October. The change required the approval of the Knesset. On November 5, 2012, the Israeli Knesset approved the bill to extend IDT to a period of 193 days, beginning on the Friday before the last Sunday in March (at 2:00 local time, or 0:00 UTC,"
"animal sacrifices. On the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur - also known as the Day of Atonement-, and the ten-day period between these holidays, repentance of sins committed is based on specialized prayers and hymns, while some Jews continue the ancient methods of sacrifice. An example of a common method of ""sacrificing"" for the sake of repentance is simply to drop bread into a body of water (as in the ceremony of Tashlikh), to signify the passing of sins and the hope for one to be written into the Book of Life by God once again. This"
"gave the righteous one day — Yom Kippur. Similarly, Rabbi Judah bar Simon interpreted “And God called the light day,” to symbolize Jacob/Israel; “and the darkness he called night,” to symbolize Esau; “and there was evening,” to symbolize Esau; “and there was morning,” to symbolize Jacob. And “one day” teaches that God gave Israel one unique day over which darkness has no influence — the Day of Atonement. Rabbi Akiva taught that because says, ""the tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement,"" and says, ""It shall be to you a Sabbath,"" whenever Yom Kippur coincides with"
"day because ""the wine gets atonement on this day"" and was commanded to be observed as an annual celebration perpetually. After this holiday, the children of Israel were permitted to eat from their grape vines, whether the grapes were ripe or still unripe, because after the observances of this holiday, they had made a full atonement for the wine. It so happens that this day coincides with the modern Jewish period called ""The Nine Days"", a time when mourning practices take place and when wine and meat are prohibited. This holiday is not observed by any known modern Jewish group"
"these observances (Lev. 16:20-22). The liturgy of the Days of Awe (the High Holy Days; i.e. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur) states that prayer, repentance and tzedakah (the dutiful giving of charity) atone for sin. But prayer cannot atone for wrongs done, without an honest sincere attempt to rectify any wrong done to the best of one's ability, and the sincere intention to avoid repetition. Atonement to Jews means to repent and set aside, and the word ""T'shuvah"" used for atonement actually means ""to return"". Judaism is optimistic in that it always sees a way that a determined person may"
"Christian groups (mostly those with origins in the old Worldwide Church of God) that do observe it usually refer to it as the Day of Atonement... Generally, the Sacred Name Movement and groups reject Easter and Christmas as pagan in origin and observe the holy days of Leviticus 23 such as Yom Kippur, as well as Passover and the Feast of Weeks. Messianic Jewish congregations devote serious effort at presenting a rationale for taking Yom Kippur. Such as by the Emmanuel Messianic Jewish Congregation (Clarksville, Maryland, USA): Jews for Jesus describes its observances of this day as follows: The same"
"as a sacrifice on the Day of Atonement a ram [sic] to the Eternal One that He may forgive the sins of Israel, and a ram [sic] to Azazel that he may bear the sins of Israel, and this is the Azazel that is referred to in the Torah."" This passage of the midrash explains the words of Yoma 67b: ""According to the school of R. Ishmael, Azazel is he who atones for the deed of Usa and Azael."" It is to be noted that in the editio princeps of the Yalḳuṭ (Salonica, 1526–27) the source of the legend of"
"Shabbat is named after the first word of the Haftarah that is read on that day, , and literally means ""Return!"" The alternative name, ""Shabbat Teshuvah"" (Sabbath of Repentance), is due to its being one of the Aseret Yemei Teshuvah (Ten Day of Repentance). Some Jews and communities have the custom of performing Kapparot during a weekday, a ritual in which either a chicken or money is swung over one's head usually three times as a symbolic atonement by the chicken or the money ""assuming the sins"" of the one performing the ritual. This custom is not required by the"
"private prayer. Members regularly perform ritual ablutions, and are baptized when they join the assembly. HOY instructs its members to tithe 10% of all their increases as said in the bible. Like Judaism and Armstrongism, HOY keeps the seventh-day Sabbath and the annual feasts of the Old Testament including Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, Pentecost, The Feast of Trumpets, and The Feast of Tabernacles, as well as the fast-day called The Day of Atonement. Once a year on the evening before Passover, members hold a solemn observance they call ""Yahshua's Memorial"" in memory of Jesus' crucifixion. The assembly shares"
"Kippur—for many secular Jews the High Holy Days are the only times of the year during which they attend synagogue—causing synagogue attendance to soar. ""Erev Yom Kippur"" (lit. ""eve [of] day [of] atonement"") is the day preceding Yom Kippur, corresponding to the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei. This day is commemorated with additional morning prayers, asking others for forgiveness, giving charity, performing the kapparot ritual, an extended afternoon prayer service, and two festive meals. mandates establishment of this holy day on the 10th day of the 7th month as the day of atonement for sins. It calls"
"of instructions from God. At this same time, the Israelites were granted atonement for the sin of the Golden Calf; hence, its designation as the Day of Atonement. The following summary of the Temple service is based on the traditional Jewish religious account described in Mishnah tractate Yoma, appearing in contemporary traditional Jewish prayer books for Yom Kippur, and studied as part of a traditional Jewish Yom Kippur worship service. While the Temple in Jerusalem was standing (from Biblical times through 70 CE), the Kohen Gadol (High Priest) was mandated by the Torah to perform a complex set of special"
"to march around Jericho seven times on the seventh day. The Torah describes disobedience to the command to keep the Sabbath day holy as punishable by death and failing to observe Sabbath years would be compensated for during the captivity that would result from breaking covenant. The Torah also describes how special bread was to be set out before Yahweh Sabbath by Sabbath and describes Sabbath day offerings. The Day of Atonement was regarded as a ""Sabbath of Sabbaths"" It was on this day alone that the Kohen Gadol (High Priest) entered the Kodesh Hakodashim (Most Holy Place) inside the"
"the Feast of Tabernacles, is found in the entries on those subjects. A discussion of symbolism inherent in Rosh Hashanah (The New Year) and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) is found in the entries on those subjects. The Day of Atonement was considered the most holy day of the entire year, and was regarded as the symbol of the complete atonement of the people and of their absolution from their sins committed against God. Jeremiah beheld an almond-tree as a token of the speedy fulfillment of the word of God. Amos saw a basket of summer fruit as a"
"organization posts the histories of adherents who came to observe Yom Kippur as a part of worshiping Jesus (Yeshua or Y'shua): Christian observances of Yom Kippur Christian observances of Yom Kippur occur when a Christian-style Day of Atonement models itself on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. The Orthodox Christian Feast of the Cross may be interpreted as a fulfillment of Yom Kippur by some. As observed by the Living Church of God: The Christian Day of Atonement is based on the English translation of the Jewish Holy day Yom Kippur. The day is commemorated with a 25-hour fast by"
"Yom Kippur Katan Yom Kippur Katan ( translation from Hebrew: ""Minor Day of Atonement""), is a practice observed by some Jews on the day preceding each Rosh Chodesh. The observance consists of fasting and supplication, but is much less rigorous than that of Yom Kippur proper. The custom is of comparatively recent origin and is not mentioned in the Shulchan Aruch. It appears to have been inaugurated in the sixteenth century at Safed by the kabbalist Moses Cordovero, who called the fast ""Yom Kippur Ḳaṭan""; and it was included by Isaac Luria in his ""Seder ha-Tefillah"". R. Isaiah Horowitz refers"
"also recognizes several ethnic Jewish observances with holiday status. ""Yom HaShoah"" (lit. ""Holocaust Day"") is a day of remembrance for victims of the Holocaust. Its full name is ""Yom Hazikaron LaShoah v'LiGevurah"" (lit. ""Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day"") (), and reflects a desire to recognize martyrs who died in active resistance to the Nazis alongside those who died as passive victims. Its date, 27 Nisan, was chosen because it commemorates the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, the best known of the armed Jewish uprisings. Places of public entertainment are closed throughout Israel in recognition of the day. Public commemoration of Yom HaShoah"
"it is said: 'Whosoever confesses and forsakes them [his sins] shall have mercy' "". According to Jewish doctrine, repentance is the prerequisite of atonement. Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, derives its significance only from the fact that it is the culmination of the ten penitential days with which the Jewish religious year begins; and therefore it is of no avail without repentance Though man ought to be penitent every day, the first ten days of every year are the acceptable time announced by the prophet Isaiah: ""Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he"
"of Awe"" (the High Holy Days; i.e. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur) states that prayer, repentance and tzedakah (charitable actions) are ways to repent for sin. In Judaism, sins committed against people (rather than against God or in the heart) must first be corrected and put right to the best of a person's ability; a sin which has not also been put right as best as possible cannot truly be said to be repented. To a man who says “I will sin and repent, I will sin and repent,” the Day of Atonement brings no forgiveness. For sins against God"
"Sukkot Sukkot ( or , '), commonly translated as Feast of Tabernacles, traditional Ashkenazi pronunciation Sukkos or Succos; also known as ""Chag HaAsif"" (חג האסיף), the Feast of Ingathering, is a biblical Jewish holiday celebrated on the 15th day of the seventh month, Tishrei (varies from late September to late October). During the existence of the Jerusalem Temple, it was one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (, ') on which the Israelites were commanded to perform a pilgrimage to the Temple. The names used in the Torah are ""Chag HaAsif"", translated to ""Feast of Ingathering"" or ""Harvest Festival"", and ""Chag"
"Yom HaShoah Yom Hazikaron laShoah ve-laG'vurah (יום הזיכרון לשואה ולגבורה; ""Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day""), known colloquially in Israel and abroad as Yom HaShoah (יום השואה) and in English as Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Holocaust Day, is observed as Israel's day of commemoration for the approximately six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust as a result of the actions carried out by Nazi Germany and its collaborators, and for the Jewish resistance in that period. In Israel, it is a national memorial day. The first official commemorations took place in 1951, and the observance of the day was anchored"
"the wicked; “and there was morning,” to those of the righteous. And “one day,” teaches that God gave the righteous one day — Yom Kippur. Similarly, Rabbi Judah bar Simon interpreted “And God called the light day,” to symbolize Jacob/Israel; “and the darkness he called night,” to symbolize Esau; “and there was evening,” to symbolize Esau; “and there was morning,” to symbolize Jacob. And “one day” teaches that God gave Israel one unique day over which darkness has no influence — the Day of Atonement. Rabbi Hiyya bar Abba taught that Aaron's sons died on the first of Nisan, but"
"us"", cried Rabbi Yehosua, ""for this house where atonement was made for Israel's sins now lies in ruins!"" Answered Rabban Yochanan, ""We have another, equally important source of atonement, the practice of ""gemiluth ḥasadim"" (loving kindness), as it is stated: ""I desire loving kindness and not sacrifice"" (Hosea 6:6). Also, the Babylonian Talmud teaches that ""Rabbi Yochanan and Rabbi Eleazar both explain that as long as the Temple stood, the altar atoned for Israel, but now, one's table atones [when the poor are invited as guests]"" (Talmud, tractate Berachoth 55a). Similarly, the liturgy of the Days of Awe (the High"
"the blowing of the shofar. On the afternoon of the first (or the second, if the first was Saturday) day, the ritual tashlikh is performed, in which sins are ""cast"" into open water, such as a river, sea, or lake. The ""ten days of repentance"" or ""the days of awe"" include Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and the days in between, during which time Jews should meditate on the subject of the holidays and ask for forgiveness from anyone they have wronged. They include the Fast of Gedaliah, on the third day of Tishri, and Shabbat Shuvah, which is the Shabbat"
"""Kol Nidrei"" refers not only to the actual declaration, but is also popularly used as a name for the entire Yom Kippur evening service. Before sunset on the eve of Yom Kippur (""Day of Atonement""), the congregation gathers in the synagogue. The Ark is opened and two people take from it two Torah scrolls. Then they take their places, one on each side of the cantor, and the three (symbolizing a beth din or rabbinical court) recite: This invitation to outcasts is not specifically for Kol Nidre but for the whole of the Day of Atonement, it being obvious that"
"Nakba Day Nakba Day (Arabic: يوم النكبة ""Yawm an-Nakba"", meaning ""Day of the Catastrophe"") is generally commemorated on 15 May, the day after the Gregorian calendar date for Israeli Independence Day (Yom Ha'atzmaut). For the Palestinians it is an annual day of commemoration of the displacement that preceded and followed the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948. The day was inaugurated by Yasser Arafat in 1998. During the 1948 Palestine war, an estimated 700,000 Palestinians fled or were expelled, and hundreds of Palestinian towns and villages were depopulated and destroyed. These refugees and their descendants number several million people today,"
"Holocaust survivors are juxtaposed with the six days of creation found in Genesis. Upcoming dates of observance: Yom HaShoah Yom Hazikaron laShoah ve-laG'vurah (יום הזיכרון לשואה ולגבורה; ""Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day""), known colloquially in Israel and abroad as Yom HaShoah (יום השואה) and in English as Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Holocaust Day, is observed as Israel's day of commemoration for the approximately six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust as a result of the actions carried out by Nazi Germany and its collaborators, and for the Jewish resistance in that period. In Israel, it is a national memorial"
"Shavuot Shavuot () or Shovuos (), in Ashkenazi usage; Shavuʿoth in Sephardi and Mizrahi Hebrew (, ""Weeks""), is known as the Feast of Weeks in English and as Pentecost () in Ancient Greek. It is a Jewish holiday that occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan (may fall between May 15 – June 14). Shavuot has a double significance. It marks the all-important wheat harvest in Israel (), and it commemorates the anniversary of the day when God gave the Torah to the nation of Israel assembled at Mount Sinai—although the association is not explicit in"
"Judgment, Jews believe that God is especially open to repentance during period from the beginning of the month of Ellul through the High Holiday season, i. e., Rosh HaShanah (the Day of Judgement), Aseret Yimei Teshuva (the Ten Days of Repentance), Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), and, according to Kaballah, Hoshana Rabbah. Another good time to repent is toward the end of one's life. Numerous guides to the repentance process can be found in rabbinical literature. See especially Maimonides' ""Rules of Repentance"" in the Mishneh Torah. According to ""Gates of Repentance"", a standard work of Jewish ethics written by"
"day is used somewhat the same way in the English language, examples: ""In my grandfather's day, cars did not go very fast"" or ""In the day of the dinosaurs there were not many mammals."" The word Yom is used in the name of various Jewish feast days; as, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement; Yom teruah (lit., day of shouting) the Feast of Trumpets. Yom is also used in each of the days of the week in the Hebrew calendar. Yom Yom () is a Biblical Hebrew word which occurs in the Hebrew Bible (or Old Testament). The Arabic equivalent"
"said that Israel is fortunate, for just as waters cleanse the unclean, so does God cleanse Israel. Rabbi Eleazar interpreted the words of ""from all your sins shall you be clean before the Lord,"" to teach that the Day of Atonement expiates sins that are known only to God. Rabbi Eleazer son of Rabbi Simeon taught that the Day of Atonement effects atonement even if no goat is offered. But the goat effected atonement only with the Day of Atonement. Mar Zutra taught that the merit of a fast day lies in the charity dispensed. The Gemara told that a"
"or Day of Atonement), other Jewish festivals and memorial days and Shabbat (Jewish Sabbath); adult education and discussions; cultural events (Jewish-themed music, plays and art exhibits); social gatherings, social action groups and tzedakah (giving of time or money, i.e. charity) opportunities. The Congregation creates its own humanistic services for the Jewish Festivals, including Shabbat, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Tu Bishvat, Purim, Passover, Yom Hashoah V’Hagevurah and Yom Ha'atzmaut. Holiday liturgy includes philosophical readings, poetry and music, rather than prayer. Rabbi Karen Levy speaks about what Oraynu stands for: “Secular Humanistic Judaism is the smallest movement in the Jewish world"