An eloquent message from the President:
For it is a Day of Atonement, on which expiation is made on your behalf before the LORD your God. – Leviticus 23:28
On Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year, the faithful leave behind their daily concerns and gather together to draw near to God. This day is a time when Jews everywhere reflect on their lives, seek forgiveness, and find solace in God’s merciful nature. The Shofar’s call signals our recommitment to our Creator and to each other.
Yom Kippur begins at sundown, with its own story:
“This is the message of Yom Kippur: we can return, there is a way home. No wonder the rabbis claimed there was no more joyful day on the calendar than Yom Kippur.
It is a time for movement on a Stairway to Heaven: “Between heaven and the human heart, God has offered us a ladder.”