The shofar or keren ( horn ) is the only temple instrument still being used today in the synagogue, and it is only used from Rosh Chodesh Elul through the end of Yom Kippur.

In Judaism it is the Haftarah for the afternoon of Yom Kippur due to its story of God's willingness to forgive those who repent.

Not only does the ensuing crisis rank with the Berlin Blockade, the Suez Crisis and the Yom Kippur War as one of the major confrontations of the Cold War, it is generally regarded as the moment in which the Cold War came closest to turning into a nuclear conflict, or possibly World War III, where it is estimated that 100 million Americans and over 100 million Russians would have perished.

This annual judgment process begins on Rosh Hashanah and ends with Yom Kippur.

Jews have two holiday seasons: the Spring Feasts of Pesach ( Passover ) and Shavuot ( Weeks, called Pentecost in Greek ); and the Fall Feasts of Rosh Hashanah ( Head of the Year ), Yom Kippur ( Day of Atonement ), Sukkot ( Tabernacles ), and Shemini Atzeret ( Eighth Day of Assembly ).

He attracted national attention in 1934 when he refused to play baseball on Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement, even though the Tigers were in the middle of a pennant race and he was not in practice a religious Jew.

Late in the 1934 season, he announced that he would not play on September 10, which was Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, or on September 19, the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur.

" Greenberg did considerable soul-searching, and discussed the matter with his rabbi ; finally he relented and agreed to play on Rosh Hashanah, but stuck with his decision not to play on Yom Kippur.

The Detroit press was not so kind regarding the Yom Kippur decision, nor were many fans, but Greenberg in his autobiography recalled that he received a standing ovation from congregants at the Shaarey Zedek synagogue when he arrived.

This is to ensure that Yom Kippur does not directly precede or follow Shabbat, which would create practical difficulties, and that Hoshana Rabbah is not on a Shabbat, in which case certain ceremonies would be lost for a year.

Hasidic Jews praying in the synagogue on Yom Kippur, by Maurycy Gottlieb

* When on an extended fast ( such as Ramadan, Lent, or Yom Kippur ) when basal requirements may be lower.

The first incident occurred on 21 February 1973, during a period of tension led to the Arab-Israeli Yom Kippur War in October that year, when Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 was shot down by Israeli F-4 jets over the Sinai Peninsula.

* The connection between the lack of an Islamic spirit and the lack of victory was underscored by the disastrous defeat of Arab nationalist-led armies fighting under the slogan " Land, Sea and Air " in the 1967 Six Day War, compared to the ( perceived ) near-victory of the Yom Kippur War six years later.

* Along with the Yom Kippur War came the Arab oil embargo where the ( Muslim ) Persian Gulf oil-producing states ' dramatic decision to cut back on production and quadruple the price of oil, made the terms oil, Arabs and Islam synonymous – with power – in the world, and especially in the Muslim world's public imagination.

Jews praying in a synagogue on Yom Kippur, from an 1878 painting by Maurycy Gottlieb

Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the 10-day period of atonement leading up to Yom Kippur, during which Jews are commanded to search their souls and make amends for sins committed, intentionally or not, throughout the year.

* Yom Kippur, (" Day of Atonement ") is the holiest day of the Jewish year.

Many non-religious Jews make a point of attending synagogue services and fasting on Yom Kippur.

On the eve of Yom Kippur, before candles are lit, a prefast meal, the " seuda mafseket ", is eaten.

Synagogue services on the eve of Yom Kippur begin with the Kol Nidre prayer.

It is customary to wear white on Yom Kippur, especially for Kol Nidre, and leather shoes are not worn.

( Yom Kippur, however, is referred to as yom tov – but has identical restrictions to Shabbat.

These terms are generally used to describe the rabbinic fasts, although tzom is used liturgically to refer to Yom Kippur as well.

* The English-language term High Holy Days ( or High holidays ) refers to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur collectively.

Yom Kippur comes to an end with the blowing of the shofar, which marks the conclusion of the fast.

Yom means " day " in Hebrew and Kippur comes from a root that means " to atone ".

six weeks ), but most intense semester as it comes before the High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

six weeks ), but most intense semester as it comes before the High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

This is where its significance in the Yom Hazikaron ceremonies comes from, to remind people that much blood has been spilled to allow them to live in the land of Israel.

In disgrace, he also loses his voice ; he tries to return to his life in Vilna ; finally, his voice comes briefly back to him on Yom Kippur.

The first theme, which also lends the piece its title, comes from the Kol Nidre prayer which is recited during the evening service on Yom Kippur.

The first ten days of Tishrei ( from the beginning of Rosh Hashana until the end of Yom Kippur ) are known as the Aseret Yemei Teshuva.

* 1989 – The Egyptian Flag is raised on Taba, Egypt announcing the end of the Israeli occupation after the Yom Kippur War in 1973 and the peace negotiations in 1979.

* 1942 – In Poland, at the end of Yom Kippur, Germans order Jews to permanently evacuate Konstantynów and move to the Ghetto in Biała Podlaska, established to assemble Jews from seven nearby towns, including Janów Podlaski, Rossosz and Terespol.

At the end of Yom Kippur, one hopes that they have been forgiven by God.

During the 1973 Yom Kippur War he served in no official capacity and in the elections held at the end of 1973 he was elected to the Knesset as a member of the Alignment.

Syria formally accepted UN Security Council Resolution 338, the cease-fire at the end of the Yom Kippur War ( in 1973 ), which embraced resolution 242.

Although in the days of the Jerusalem Temple the High Priest indeed faced east when sacrificing on Yom Kippur, the sanctuary within which he stood was located at the western end of the Temple.

) The shofar continues to announce the New Year, and the new moon ,, to introduce Shabbat, to carry out the commandment to sound it on Rosh Hashanah, and to mark the end of the day of fasting on Yom Kippur once the services have completed in the evening.

It is blown in synagogues to mark the end of the fast at Yom Kippur, and blown at four particular occasions in the prayers on Rosh Hashanah.

Elul zman starts from the beginning of the Hebrew month of Elul and extends until the end of Yom Kippur.

Sadat agrees to end the War of Attrition and almost immediately begins planning the Yom Kippur War, which would take place three years later.

It is also recited near the end of Ne ' ila service on Yom Kippur.

* Yom Kippur War 1973-AT-3 Sagger-between 25 % at the start in well trained Egyptian hands and 2 % at the end in less well trained Syrian hands once the threat was understood by tank crews.

Elul zman starts from the beginning of the Hebrew month of Elul and extends until the end of Yom Kippur.

After the official end of the Yom Kippur War, Tal, serving as commander of the southern front, received an order from Chief of Staff General David Elazar and Defense Minister Moshe Dayan to attack Egyptian forces.

Yom Kippur marked the end of the grape harvest.

The Zohar says that while the judgment for the new year is sealed on Yom Kippur, it is not " delivered " until the end of Sukkot ( i. e., Hoshana Rabbah, the last day of Sukkot ), during which time one can still alter their verdict and decree for the new year.

The second United Nations Emergency Forces ( UNEF II ) was established by United Nations General Assembly, in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 340 ( 1973 ), to supervise the ceasefire between Egyptian and Israeli forces at the end of Yom Kippur War or October War, and following of the agreement of 18 January 1974 and 4 September 1975, to supervise the redeployment of Egyptian and Israeli forces and to man and control the buffer zones established under those agreements.

Yom Kippur is over at sundown on the tenth day at nightfall but is ' confirmed ' as concluded after the recitation of the Kaddish following the end of ne ' ila (" closing ") prayer and the shofar is sounded.

Parties representing religious groups wanted the start delayed till after Passover and the end to precede Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, while the secular parties would argue for starting it earlier and ending it later.

The debates about a fixed rule for determining the dates of DST went on for years, and resulted in a suggestion that DST will start on the 2nd day of Passover and end on the weekend between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.