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The end of Yom Kippur is the simplest of the calculations. All Jewish holidays end at sundown, so sundown local time is when the holiday ends. For the religious Jew, "end" is when three stars are visible in the evening sky. So check with your local weather station, and look for the three stars.

Since Yom Kippur is the end of a fast, many will be watching intently to break the fast that they are observing.

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It depends on the Jew. Some say that the Yom Kippur prohibition of leather applies only to the wearing of shoes with leather soles, whereas others say it's leather shoes. Many Jews will avoid wearing leather at all during Yom Kippur, but it depends on that person's favoured interpretation.

Orthodox Jewish Answer:

According to the Talmud and the Code of Jewish Law, leather shoes are forbidden to be worn on Yom Kippur; whereas leather belts, wristwatch-bands etc., are completely permissible.

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Leviticus 23:26-32.

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7:22 pm

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The above answer was valid for 2010. It should be noted that the time is different each year. Yom Kippur ends during twilight.

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A Christian can attend any Jewish service including Yom Kippur. However, many synagogues require a ticket for their High Holy Day services. These are purchased before the holiday. So be sure you either acquire one or attend a synagogue that does not require tickets.

I recommend that you also attempt to contact someone about proper attire. Men generally wear a suit and are required to wear some kind of kippah or hat (a symbol of reverence to God). Women typically wear long skirts or dresses, that do not have a low neckline, especially during a Yontif (holiday). Some married women also cover their hair but it depends on the type of synagogue you're planning to attend.

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7:28 pm (but that changes from year to year, so you should check again. This answer was posted years ago.)

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Yom Kippur ends after sunset. Sunset for Toronto on October 8th, 2011 was at 6:47 PM.

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Yes.

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The Shofar is blown at the very end of the Fast at Nightfall - approximately 25 hours after the fast begins on the previous day.

The blowing of the Shofar signifies the end of Yom Kippur, and following which the prayer 'Leshana Habaa Beyrushalayim' (Next year in Jerusalem) is recited aloud in song.

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Yes, it is.

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Because it is commanded in the Torah.
Yom Kippur, day of atonement in Judaism (Leviticus ch.23) allows followers to repent to God for wrongdoing or sins. During the services, prayers are said and the congregants ask God for forgiveness. The slate is then wiped clean and after fasting and much prayer and introspection a fresh start is made, promising an effort to live a more proper, respectful, generous life that includes charity, kindness and obedience to God.

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Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish new year and Yom Kippur is the day of atonement.

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September 15, 1956

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Yom Kippur Yom Kippur is a Jewish Holy day where observant Jews fast from shortly before sundown on the eve of the holiday to about a half hour or so after the sun sets the following day. It's about a 25 hr fast.

Sunset is location-dependent, so the time is determined by exactly where you are and what the exact date is.

For Example Yom Kippur Sept 18th 2010:

In Israel, sunset was around 5:30 PM, the fast ended between 6 and 6:30 PM.

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Yom Kippur (Leviticus ch.23) is the Jewish day of repentance, considered to be the holiest and most solemn day of the year. Its central theme is atonement and reconciliation. Eating, drinking, washing, cosmetics, wearing leather shoes, and conjugal relations are prohibited (Mishnah, Yoma 8:1). Fasting - total abstention from all food and drink - usually begins a half an hour before sundown (called "tosefet Yom Kippur," the "addition" of fasting a bit of the previous day is required by Jewish law), and ends during the following twilight.

A recurrent motif in the Yom Kippur liturgy is that of confession (vidui). The idea is that without soul-searching and verbal articulation of one's misdeeds, there can be no real personal improvement. An important feature of Yom Kippur is the belief that true repentance (regret for past misdeeds and a commitment to future improvement) is followed by God's forgiveness. Of course, in cases when another person has been harmed that person's forgiveness needs to be obtained first.

Contrary to popular belief, Yom Kippur is not a sad day.

Sephardic Jews (Jews of Spanish, Portuguese and North African descent) refer to this holiday as "the White Fast." Consequently, many Jews have the custom of wearing only white clothing on this day, to symbolize the "white": striving towards purity from sin, akin to angels.

Yom Kippur is considered the most holy of Jewish holidays and its observance is held even among the majority of secular Jews who may not strictly observe other holidays. Many secular Jews will fast and attend synagogue on Yom Kippur, and attendance on Yom Kippur can be double or triple the normal number of worshipers. In Israel, public non-observance (such as eating or driving a motor vehicle) is virtually unheard of. Yom Kippur there has the nickname "Festival of Bicycles," referring to children's practice of freely riding their bicycles in the streets without motor vehicles presenting danger. In Israel on Yom Kippur there is no broadcast television, no public transportation and the airports are closed. There is no commerce of any kind in the Jewish areas.

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The fast begins just before the Kol Nidre service at sunset, extends through the night and the day, and lasts about 25 hours.

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Its importance is because it was commanded in the Torah (Leviticus 16:29-31 and 23:27-28). See the other answers on this page for further information, which is accurate but leaves out the above point.

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Yes, Yizkor (prayer for the dead) is recited on Yom Kippur and on the last day of each of the three major festivals.

Some also recite a short prayer for the dead on Shabbat.

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The Yom Kippur War was on October 6-26, 1973.

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Atoll

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October 8th, 2011 (erev Yom kippur begins the evening of October 7th).

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Yes.

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Ark

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Fasting.