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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
The Jewish Day of Atonement, devoted to repentance, prayer and seeking God’s forgiveness.
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Paper 1
The Day of Atonement, the holiest day of the Jewish year, devoted to repentance and seeking God's forgiveness.
Revise: Jewish FestivalsRosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are often called the High Holy Days. They focus on judgement, repentance and forgiveness. Pesach remembers liberation from slavery and explores what freedom means.
Paper 1, Paper 3
The Jewish Day of Atonement, when Jews seek forgiveness from God and reflect on their wrongdoing.
Revise: Forgiveness in JudaismYom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is a particularly important time for seeking God’s forgiveness through sincere repentance. However, seeking forgiveness from God cannot replace seeking forgiveness from a person who has been harmed.
Distinguish Rosh Hashanah, which begins the Ten Days of Repentance, from Yom Kippur, which ends them.
Distinguish Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, from Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement.
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