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10/01/2009 - 10/31/2009Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)
Countrywide,
Israel
The most important religious festival in the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year and is celebrated throughout Israel. It is usually quite a solemn day that is marked by a day of prayers of repentance and fasting. Yom Kippur falls on the 10th day of the Hebrew month of Tishri (always September or October) and is a national holiday throughout the country.
Themes:
History
, Religion
Hours: All day.
Cost: Free.
Where: Throughout Israel
Countrywide, Israel
Contact Information:
Israel Ministry of Tourism
Bank Israel Street, 5
PO Box 1018
Jerusalem
91009
Israel
Website: www.tourism.gov.il
