Celebrate

7 reasons for fasting on the Day of Atonement.

The Torah reading for Yom Kippur morning.

God also repents in the Book of Jonah.

How the Day of Atonement was marked before the destruction of the Second Temple.

The appearance of three word phrases in the Unetaneh Tokef prayer teaches that deeds must follow thought.

Women's association with the new moon dates far back in history.

Each and every holiday in the Jewish calendar comes with its own unique set of insertions into the prayers intended to celebrate the special character of that festival.

Acknowledging sins allows for individual purification.

The link Maimonides found between confession and repentance.

We must be cleansed from the polluting effects of sin.

After the destruction of the second Temple, the focus of the holiday changes.

There are five factors in teshuvah (repentance), each of which can be a starting point for the entire process.