Yom Kippur – Day of Atonement
Yom Kippur 5786 begins at sundown on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.
The Torah readings for the morning are:
Shacharit: Vayikra 16:1 – 34
Additional Reading: Numbers 29:7 – 11
Haftarah: Isaiah 57:14 – 58:14
Mincha: Vayikra 18:1 – 30
Haftarah: Jonah 1:1 – 4:11; Micha 7:18 – 20
NOTE: Yom Kippur is often called “the holiest day of the Jewish year.” There is a lot of truth to that idea.
However, let’s not overlook the holiness of the weekly Shabbat and strive to celebrate it fully during the coming year.
Shabbat – Parshat Haazinu
Haazinu is the 10th parsha in sefer Devarim / Deuteronomy.
The beginning of this parsha is the song that Moses mentioned in Parshat Vayeilech. Moses calls to the heavens and the earth. He praises God’s works and wonders how anyone could disobey Him.
Parshat Haazinu is 52 verses from Devarim / Deuteronomy 32:1 – 32:52.
Click here for a summary of Parshat Haazinu.
Haftarah for Parshat Haazinu
2 Samuel 22:1 – 41
As recorded in the first verse, this haftarah records the words of praise David spoke after God saved him from King Saul. David praises God for the many times and the different ways He saved him from his enemies.