Lt. Joshua Sherwin, a Navy chaplain, at Yom Kippur services. (Gino A. Flores/U.S. Navy)
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Yom Kippur Quiz

How much do you know about the Day of Atonement?

A day of fasting, prayer, and introspection, Yom Kippur is often considered the holiest day of the Jewish year. How much do you know about Yom Kippur?

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The service that ends Yom Kippur is called
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Most Reform communities read an alternative Torah reading on the morning of Yom Kippur. This reading was chosen because it does not mention
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On Yom Kippur, we read a long medieval poem that describes in painfully gruesome detail the deaths of famous rabbis during ancient Roman persecutions. What is it called?
Question 4 of 10
On Yom Kippur some people wear a special garment called a
Question 5 of 10
What is the Talmudic tractate that discusses Yom Kippur called?
Question 6 of 10
According to Jewish law, who may choose not to fast on Yom Kippur?
Question 7 of 10
People who fast according to Jewish law abstain from
Question 8 of 10
On the afternoon of Yom Kippur, Jews traditionally read
Question 9 of 10
According to the rabbis, Yom Kippur is the anniversary of the day that
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The explicit connection between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is first made in

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