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Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, is a solemn holiday for reflection, repentance, and fasting.

It marks the end of the High Holy Days, which begin with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.

Observant Jews fast from food and water for about 26 hours and abstain from work and other activities.

The holiest day of the year in Judaism begins on Wednesday, Oct. 1, just before sunset. It's called Yom Kippur , or the Day of Atonement, and it lasts about 26 hours or until nightfall on Thursday.

Yom Kippur comes at the end of the Jewish High Holy Days or "10 Days of Awe," 10 days after Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year).

The High Holy Days are a time for repentance and reflection, and the daylong fast of Yom Kippur is a time for Jews to reflect on sins or wrongdoi

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