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Yom Kippur (Hebrew: יוֹם כִּפּוּר IPA: [ˈjom kiˈpuʁ] or יום הכיפורים) also known as Day of Atonement is the holiest day of the year for the Jewish people. Its central themes are atonement and repentance. Jewish people traditionally observe this holy day with an approximate 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer often spending most of the day in synagogue services.

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