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The Ten Days of Repentance end with Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day Of Atonement, which is the day on which the fates of all Jews are sealed for the coming year.
it’s the most solemn and serious day in the Jewish calendar.
Jews fast for 25 hours from sundown on the previous evening until sundown the next night, and are not allowed to work, bathe or have sex.
The fast begins with a special evening service and synagogue services last for the whole of the following day until the fast ends.
Although it is a solemn day, Yom Kippur is also thought of as a happy day because it is the time for Jews to cleanse themselves of wrongdoings and reach a spiritual high.
Fasting is not only done as a means of affliction but also because nothing is supposed to detract congregants from their prayers on the day.
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