The holiest day on the Jewish calendar continues until nightfall
Wednesday, meaning a day out of school for Wake County students.
What it is: Yom Kippur, also called the Day of Atonement,
started at sundown Tuesday and continues until Wednesday night.
The holiday is typically observed with a 25-hour period of
fasting, prayer and services to seek Gods forgiveness for
wrongdoings committed against him. Its been a holiday that has
been very central to Jewish tradition for at least 3,000 years,
said Rabbi Ariel Edery of Temple Beth Shalom on Yates Mill Pond
Road in Raleigh. At Triangle synagogues: Temple Beth Meyer in
North Raleigh will devote part of its service to remember those
who died during World War II and hear children of Holocaust
survivors speak, said Amy Ripps, temple director of education.
Because Beth Shaloms sanctuary seats only about 200 and Edery
expects between 400 and 500 for Yom Kippur services, the temple
is holding its service at the larger St. Frances United
Methodist Church in Cary. No scho