Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year in Judaism
When is it: It falls on the 10th day of the Jewish month of Tishrei. Because the Jewish calendar is lunar, the holiday begins this year at sundown on Tuesday and ends at nightfall on Wednesday. What it observes: It's a chance to wipe one's slates clean of the wrongs committed over the past year.How it's practiced: It's a day of fasting, repentance and worship.
Services during Yom Kippur are held continuously through the day and include readings from the Torah and the reciting of prayers expressing regret or asking for forgiveness.Read MoreYom Kippur services conclude with closing prayers and the blowing of the shofar, a ritual musical instrument carved from the horn of a ram.How it began: According to Jewish tradition, the origins of Yom Kippur date back to the time of Moses, after the people of Israel made their exodus from Egypt.
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