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Article: Jews to observe Yom Kippur tonight
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- Daily Breeze
- Article date:
- October 8, 2008
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Jews in Southern California and the South Bay will head to
synagogues at sundown Wednesday night to mark the beginning of Yom
Kippur -- the Day of Atonement -- the holiest and most somber day on
the Jewish calendar.
Yom Kippur, which concludes at sundown on Thursday, is a period
of self- scrutiny and repentance. It concludes the High Holy Days --
a 10-day period that began with Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year.
Lt. Katarina Thomas of the Los Angeles Police Department's West
L.A. station said there likely would be extra police patrols around
synagogues for Yom Kippur.
Many Jews fast for Yom Kippur and spend much of the time in
synagogues. Congregants are encouraged to examine their lives ...