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Daf Yomi (DAHF yoh-MEE): Lit. page of the day. Refers to the practice of studying a page of Talmud every day.
Yom Ha-Atzma'ut (YOHM hah ahts-mah-OOT): Israeli Independence Day.
Yom Ha-Shoah (YOHM hah shoh-AH): Holocaust Remembrance Day. See also Holocaust: A Personal View.
Yom Ha-Zikkaron (YOHM hah zee-kah-ROHN): Israeli Memorial Day.
Yom Kippur (YOHM ki-PAWR): Lit. Day of Atonement. A day set aside for fasting, depriving oneself of pleasures, and repenting from the sins of the previous year.
Yom Yerushalayim (YOHM y'-roo-shah-LAH-yeem): Holiday celebrating the reunification of Jerusalem in the hands of the modern state of Israel.

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Days of Awe: Learn about the period of introspection from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur, known as the Days of Awe.
New Holidays: Learn about the holidays that were added to the Jewish calendar to commemorate historical events of the last century.
The Month of Tishri: Learn about Tishri, the most holiday-intensive month of the Jewish year.
Tips for Yom Kippur Fasting: Some tips for fasting on the Jewish Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur.
Yom Kippur: Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, a day of fasting and prayer, seeking forgiveness for our mistakes of the past year and resolving to be better in the coming year, concluding with a triumphant final blast of the shofar.

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Al Cheit (AHL CHAYT): Lit. for the sin. A confession of community sins recited repeatedly on Yom Kippur. See Yom Kippur Liturgy.
Avinu Malkeinu (ah-VEE-noo mahl-KAY-noo): Lit.: Our Father, Our King. A penetential prayer sung repeatedly during services from Rosh Hashanah through the Days of Awe to Yom Kippur, asking G-d to forgive us and fulfull our needs in His role as our Father and our King. See Rosh Hashanah through the Days of Awe to Yom Kippur
Daf Yomi (DAHF yoh-MEE): Lit. page of the day. Refers to the practice of studying a page of Talmud every day.
Days of Awe: Ten days from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur, a time for introspection and considering the sins of the previous year.
Elul (eh-LOOL): The sixth month of the Jewish year, a time of repentance in preparation for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. See also Months of the Jewish Year.
Erev: Lit. evening. 1) The evening part of a day, which precedes the morning part of the same day because a "day" on the Jewish calendar starts at sunset. See Jewish Holidays - When Holidays Begin. 2) The daytime before a holiday or observance that begins in the evening. For example, if your calendar says that Yom Kippur is on September 25, then Yom Kippur begins the evening of September 24, which is the same Hebrew day as the daytime part of September 25, and the daytime part of September 24 is "Erev Yom Kippur". Some people would also refer to the evening part of September 24 as "Erev Yom Kippur," though that evening part is actually Yom Kippur.
Fast Days: Several Jewish holidays are fasts, upon which we may neither eat nor drink. See Yom Kippur; Tisha B'Av; Minor Fasts.
High Holidays: The holidays of Rosh Hashanah, the Days of Awe and Yom Kippur are commonly referred to as the High Holidays or the High Holy Days.
Holidays: Judaism has over a dozen holidays, ranging from deeply solemn fast days like Yom Kippur to all-out parties like Purim. See Jewish Holidays and pages following it.
Holocaust: The period around World War II when the Jews in Nazi-controlled parts of Europe were subjected to increasing discrimination, harassment, and ultimately imprisonment, slave labor and mass murder. It is believed that six million Jews, one third of all Jews in the world, were killed during this time and millions more suffered. The term "holocaust" comes from the Greek term for a a holy sacrifice by fire, and for that reason many object to the term. The Hebrew word for this time is Shoah which means Catastrophe or Destruction. The page linked above talks about personal experiences of my extended family during this time, some who survived and some who did not. For information about the Jewish Holocaust Remembrance Day, see Yom Ha-Shoah.
Kittel (KIT-'l, rhymes with little, but the t is pronounced distinctly)): The white robes in which the dead are buried, worn by some during Yom Kippur services.
Kol Nidre (KOHL NID-ray): Lit. all vows. The evening service of Yom Kippur, or the prayer that begins that service.
Liturgy: Observant Jews pray three times a day, and Judaism has an extensive liturgy. See Prayers and Blessings; Jewish Liturgy; Yom Kippur Liturgy; Common Prayers and Blessings.
Machzor (MAHKH-zawr): A special prayer book for the High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
Ne'ilah (n'-EE-luh): Lit. closing. The closing service of Yom Kippur.
Selichot (s'lee-KHOHT; SLI-khus): Prayers for forgiveness, especially those that are added to the liturgy during the month of Elul, as the High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur approach.
Services: Observant Jews pray three times a day in formal worship services. See Jewish Liturgy, Yom Kippur Liturgy, Synagogues, Shuls and Temples.
Shabbat Shuvah (shah-BAHT SHOO-vah): The sabbath between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Special Haftarah readings regarding repentance and Divine mercy are read.
Shoah (shoh-AH): Lit. Catastrophe, Destruction. The Hebrew term for the period known in English as the Holocaust, a time around World War II when the Jews in Nazi-controlled parts of Europe were subjected to increasing discrimination, harassment, and ultimately imprisonment, slave labor and mass murder. It is believed that six million Jews, one third of all Jews in the world, were killed during this time and millions more suffered. See Holocaust: A Personal View for stories of my extended family during this time, some who survived and some who did not. For information about the Jewish Holocaust Remembrance Day, see Yom Ha-Shoah.
Yom Ha-Atzma'ut (YOHM hah ahts-mah-OOT): Israeli Independence Day.
Yom Ha-Shoah (YOHM hah shoh-AH): Holocaust Remembrance Day. See also Holocaust: A Personal View.
Yom Ha-Zikkaron (YOHM hah zee-kah-ROHN): Israeli Memorial Day.
Yom Kippur (YOHM ki-PAWR): Lit. Day of Atonement. A day set aside for fasting, depriving oneself of pleasures, and repenting from the sins of the previous year.
Yom Yerushalayim (YOHM y'-roo-shah-LAH-yeem): Holiday celebrating the reunification of Jerusalem in the hands of the modern state of Israel.
Yontiff (YAHN-tiff): Yiddish, from the Hebrew Yom Tov. Holiday. The Hebrew literally means "good day," but the word "Yontiff" is only used to refer to holidays, not to plain old ordinary good days or even to Shabbat. See Jewish Holidays and specific holidays listed under it.

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