Yom HaKippurim

English

Etymology

From Hebrew יום הכיפורים.

Proper noun

Yom HaKippurim

1. Yom Kippur
   • 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 202:

     This ruling is based on a Midrash that expresses the thought that on the departure of Yom Hakippurim a heavenly voice (Bat Kol) is heard declaiming the verse in Ecclesiastes.