Yom Kippur 2024 Meaning. Yom kippur for hebrew year 5785 begins at sundown on friday, 11 october 2024 and ends at nightfall on saturday, 12 october 2024. We fast, pray, and repent our past mistakes, and god lovingly reaccepts us as his special nation.
Yom kippur (the day of atonement) begins at sunset on october 11, 2024 (the evening service begins with kol nidre) and ends at nightfall on october 12, 2024. Yom kippur, “the day of atonement,” is the day moses achieved complete forgiveness for the people of israel after the sin of the golden calf.