The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (620 page)

 
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(Heb., Yom Kippur). The most important day in the Jewish liturgical year. (Leviticus 16. 30). After the destruction of the temple, it was believed that the day itself rather than the temple ritual atoned for
Israel's
sin. The Day of Atonement liturgy begins in the evening of 9 Tishri (see
CALENDAR
) with the
Kol Nidrei
(all the vows) service in the
synagogue
. Services continue through the next day until sunset, when it is customary to blow the
shofar
to indicate the end of the fast.

 
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Day of Judgement
:

see
DAY OF THE LORD
.

 
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Day of Judgement
(Islam)
:

see
YAUM ALD
N
.

 
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Day of the Lord
.

In Jewish understanding, day of God's judgement on the world. The Day of the Lord is mentioned by
Isaiah
,
Joel
,
Amos
,
Obadiah
,
Ezekiel
,
Zechariah
, and
Zephaniah
.

 
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Days of Awe
.

In Judaism, the twelve days which begin with
Rosh ha-Shanah
and end with Yom Kippur (
Day of Atonement
).

 
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