High Holy Days
Rosh Hashanah
Begins sunset of Friday, September 18, 2020
Ends nightfall of Sunday, September 20, 2020
Ends nightfall of Sunday, September 20, 2020
No work is permitted.
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. It is the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, and a day of judgment and coronation of G‑d as king.
Yom Kippur
Begins sunset of Sunday, September 27, 2020
Ends nightfall of Monday, September 28, 2020
Ends nightfall of Monday, September 28, 2020
No work is permitted.
Yizkor is recited on Yom Kippur, Monday, September 28
Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year—the day on which we are closest to G‑d and to the quintessence of our own souls. It is the Day of Atonement—“For on this day He will forgive you, to purify you, that you be cleansed from all your sins before G‑d” (Leviticus 16:30).
